Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Against Perkins Coie Law Firm

U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell on May 2 struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order on revoking government contracts of law firm Perkins Coie. The order also forbids the Trump administration from canceling the federal security clearances of that firm’s attorneys. Howell ruled that the order violated free speech and due process. It was the first time a judge had decided the legal merits of executive actions targeting lawyers and law firms involved with Trump’s political opponents and investigations against him. The Department of Justice is able to appeal the ruling with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit....