Judge Rules Trump’s Order Against WilmerHale Law Firm Unconstitutional

A federal judge on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order, partly aimed at suspending security clearances for lawyers at WilmerHale, ruling it unconstitutional. In a 73-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon stated that Trump’s order violated the firm’s rights to free speech and due process, noting that the order uses sanctions and other forms of “coercion” to suppress WilmerHale’s “representation of disfavored causes and clients.” “The order shouts through a bullhorn: If you take on causes disfavored by President Trump, you will be punished!” Leon wrote. “Other firms facing similar executive orders have capitulated to President Trump.”...