Overview

• Three federal judges ruled that orders against WilmerHale, Perkins Coie and Jenner & Block violate constitutional limits on presidential authority.
• Those rulings restore security clearances and government contracts for the firms that challenged the orders in court.
• Law firms such as Paul Weiss and Skadden that struck voluntary deals to avoid sanctions are now losing clients and facing reputational backlash.
• Yale Law School professor Harold Koh has called these pro bono agreements unenforceable and urged firms to withdraw from settlements under duress.
• A separate lawsuit by Susman Godfrey remains pending as the administration signals it may target additional firms.