The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday said it would pursue its bid to revive President Donald Trump's executive orders that punish four prominent ‌law firms, abruptly reversing course just a day after seeking to withdraw its appeals in the cases. The Trump administration had appealed last year after federal judges struck down executive orders targeting Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, ​Jenner & Block and Susman Godfrey over their legal ​work, diversity programs and political affiliations. The administration on Monday asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ​to dismiss its appeals. The four law firms ⁠told the appeals court they "oppose the government’s unexplained request to withdraw yesterday’s voluntary dismissal, to which all parties had agreed." Nine prominent law firms, including Paul Weiss, Skadden Arps, Latham & Watkins and Kirkland & Ellis, settled with the White House last year to rescind or avoid similar actions against them by the administration.

Source: CBC News March 04, 2026 08:50 UTC