Trump Ends Court Fight Against Democratic-Tied Law Firms Amid Losses

The Trump administration has dropped its appeals to bar four prominent law firms with ties to Democrats—from Perkins Coie and Wilmer Cutler to Jenner & Block and Susman Godfrey—after federal judges in D.C. blocked the government’s effort to cut their access to the federal government. The DOJ had sought to strip the firms’ lawyers of access to federal buildings, classified information, and agency meetings, as part of a retaliatory move, but the courts rejected the strategy and the government announced it was withdrawing its appeals without comment from a DOJ spokesperson.