So much losing.
I guess you don't get to pursue personal vendettas using the office of the Presidency.
Who knew?
It does make those firms who 'caved' to Trump's bullying look pretty damn stupid eh?
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A federal judge ruled Friday that President Trump's executive order targeting the law firm Jenner & Block is unconstitutional and permanently blocked the administration from enforcing it — a second setback in Mr. Trump's push to punish certain law firms.
U.S. District Judge John Bates, who was appointed by President George W. Bush and is based in Washington, D.C., said the executive order is "violative of the Constitution" and found that the order infringes on the First, Fifth and Sixth amendments.
"This order, like the others, seeks to chill legal representation the administration doesn't like, thereby insulating the Executive Branch from the judicial check fundamental to the separation of powers. It thus violates the Constitution and the Court will enjoin its operation in full," Bates wrote.
Bates continued that parts of the order resemble "something of a screed airing the President's grievances with Jenner" and display a "great deal of animosity" towards the firm.
Earlier this month, another judge who sits on the U.S. district court in Washington, D.C., also made a summary ruling against the administration's executive order against Perkins Coie, another firm that sued after it was targeted. Some other law firms have struck deals with the Trump administration to avoid punishment from the federal government.
I guess you don't get to pursue personal vendettas using the office of the Presidency.
Who knew?
It does make those firms who 'caved' to Trump's bullying look pretty damn stupid eh?
Judge strikes down Trump order targeting law firm Jenner & Block, calling parts of it a "screed"
President Trump's push to punish law firms faced another setback Friday, as a judge ruled his order targeting Jenner & Block is unconstitutional.
www.cbsnews.com
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Trump's executive order targeting the law firm Jenner & Block is unconstitutional and permanently blocked the administration from enforcing it — a second setback in Mr. Trump's push to punish certain law firms.
U.S. District Judge John Bates, who was appointed by President George W. Bush and is based in Washington, D.C., said the executive order is "violative of the Constitution" and found that the order infringes on the First, Fifth and Sixth amendments.
"This order, like the others, seeks to chill legal representation the administration doesn't like, thereby insulating the Executive Branch from the judicial check fundamental to the separation of powers. It thus violates the Constitution and the Court will enjoin its operation in full," Bates wrote.
Bates continued that parts of the order resemble "something of a screed airing the President's grievances with Jenner" and display a "great deal of animosity" towards the firm.
Earlier this month, another judge who sits on the U.S. district court in Washington, D.C., also made a summary ruling against the administration's executive order against Perkins Coie, another firm that sued after it was targeted. Some other law firms have struck deals with the Trump administration to avoid punishment from the federal government.
