Judge Beryl Howell, in a Friday ruling, blocked Donald Trump's executive order against Perkins Coie. Howell called Trump's efforts to target lawyers a "cringe-worthy" twist on Shakespearean villainy.

A federal judge on Friday struck down President Trump's executive order targeting the prominent law firm of Perkins Coie, finding it unconstitutional and declaring it an attack on the foundational ...

A federal judge on Friday struck down President Trump's executive order targeting the prominent law firm of Perkins Coie, finding it unconstitutional and declaring it an attack on the foundational ...

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (CN) — A federal judge on Friday struck down the Trump administration’s executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie for its work on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 ...

US District Judge Beryl Howell ruled that the executive order targeting Perkins Coie violated the First, Fifth and Sixth Amendments, calling it a “blunt exercise of power” that “is not a ...

In the case of Perkins Coie, the White House cited its representation of Democrat Hillary Clinton’s campaign during the 2016 presidential race.Howell wrote in her 102-page order, “No American ...