Two judges on March 28 blocked parts of President Donald Trump’s executive orders that directed the revocation of security clearances of two law firms.
U.S. District Judge John Bates blocked portions of Trump’s order targeting Jenner & Block that sought to cancel federal contracts held by the firm’s clients and to restrict its lawyers’ access to federal buildings and officials.
Bates also said Trump’s order appeared to bar lawyers at the firm from entering federal courthouses, which are managed by the federal government’s executive branch.
“Considering the firm-wide effects of the executive order, it threatens the existence of the firm,” Bates said....
