Overview

• President Trump's executive order sought to revoke Susman Godfrey's federal contracts and bar its attorneys from federal facilities, citing the firm's legal work for Dominion Voting Systems.
• U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan temporarily blocked key provisions of the order, finding it likely violates the First and Fifth Amendments.
• The judge described the executive action as a 'personal vendetta' and warned of its threat to the independence of legal representation.
• Susman Godfrey, which represented Dominion in its high-profile defamation case against Fox News, argued the order was retaliatory and unconstitutional.
• The case is part of a broader pattern of executive actions targeting law firms perceived as adversarial, with several firms challenging similar orders in court.