TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Mar 31, 2025

Two U.S. judges temporarily blocked key parts of President Trump’s executive orders targeting Jenner & Block and WilmerHale after the law firms challenged the orders in court on Friday, Reuters reports. "Considering the firm-wide effects of the executive order, it threatens the existence of the firm," U.S. District Judge John Bates in Washington, D.C., said of the order targeting Jenner & Block. He blocked provisions that sought to cancel federal contracts held by firm clients and restrict employee access to federal buildings and officials. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, also in D.C., heard WilmerHale's challenge. Calling the order retaliatory, he blocked provisions limiting access to U.S. government buildings and officials, but denied the firm's request to block suspension of employee security clearances.