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Trump Order Against Robert Mueller’s Former Law Firm WilmerHale Is Struck Down

A third judge declares the president’s targeting of elite law firms unconstitutional

Office for the WilmerHale law firm in Washington, D.C.
Office for the WilmerHale law firm in Washington, D.C. Photo: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg News

A federal judge on Tuesday struck down President Trump’s executive order against the law firm WilmerHale, adding to a drumbeat of decisions that have rebuffed the White House campaign against the legal industry as unconstitutional.

In a 73-page opinion, Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District Court in Washington. D.C., said the order unconstitutionally infringed on freedoms that preserve an “independent bar willing to tackle unpopular cases, however daunting.”

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