Big Law—Perkins Coie—Hits Back with Lawsuit for Temporary Restraining Order and Injunction Against Trump’s EO “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP”

In a 43-page Complaint, Perkins Coie, LLP, sued the Trump Administration because of the Executive Order (EO) entitled “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie, LLP.” The request for a restraining order and injunction/lawsuit by Perkins against the Trump Administration is summarized and alleges the following: (1) the EO is an affront to the Constitution; (2) the EO is an oddity because it is not executive in nature; (3) the penalties imposed on the law firm are on the entire firm even though only a “handful” of lawyers allegedly participated—two of which have not been with the firm for years; (4) the EO imposes punishments after the fact—without giving Perkins an opportunity to respond or to be heard; (5) the EO imposes punishments for the firm’s association and representation of President Trump’s political opponents and the Democratic Party; (6) President Trump promised this retaliation as part of his political platform against firms weaponizing the legal system; (7) the point of the lawsuit is to warn other attorneys or “chill” them from speaking out or representing particular clients; (8) the claims against Perkins have been resolved by the branch of government designed with Constitutional authority to do so; (8) Perkins is being punished for its long-standing commitment to DEI; (9) the EO violates Perkins First Amendment rights; and (10) the EO “works to brand Perkins Coie as persona non grata and bar it from federal building [and suspend security clearances], deny it the ability to communicate with federal employees, and terminate the government contracts of its clients; the EO violates counsel’s rights under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments.”

For the Complaint, please click here: https://outlooklaw.com/s/Perkins-Coie-v-DOJ-20250311.pdf