Perkins Coie

Date

May 2, 2025

Sector

Law firm

Response

Fought and won

Source

clearinghouse.net ↗

Pressure applied

Executive order 14230 (2025-03-06) suspending clearances, contracts and building access

What was demanded

Comply or lose federal contracts, clearances and building access

What happened

Judge Beryl A. Howell granted summary judgment and a permanent injunction, holding the order violated the First, Fifth and Sixth Amendments and was null and void.

Where it stands

DOJ appealed on 2025-06-30; argued at the D.C. Circuit on 2026-05-14 with three parallel cases, still pending.

Period

Second term