News

Judges block Trump orders targeting two law firms as Skadden cuts deal

Reuters · last updated

Two U.S. judges temporarily blocked key parts of Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting Jenner & Block and WilmerHale on Friday as the prominent law firms challenged the Republican president in court while another one, Skadden Arps, cut a deal with the White House to avoid a similar directive.

Calling parts of Trump’s order targeting Jenner & Block reprehensible and disturbing, Washington-based U.S. District Judge John Bates blocked portions of it that sought to cancel federal contracts held by the firm’s clients and to restrict its access by its lawyers to federal buildings and officials.

View full article

here today, more tomorrow

We’ve launched briefing.center with a focus on the press and media.

And we’ve added Citizen Cartwright, a daily quick-read news summary by veteran Washington journalist Linda Cartwright. We’ve also created a new voting rights knowledge center for Citizen Cartwright subscribers. (You can sign up for a dedicated morning email at citizencartwright.com.)

You can sign up here for full access to press and media and Citizen Cartwright on briefing.center.

You can use briefing.center as the center of your information management, or just one of your tools. We’re happy to discuss your information needs.

Sign up