Judge strikes down Trump order that targeted US law firm WilmerHale

Richard Leon deems order unlawful as firm says ruling ‘strongly affirms our foundational constitutional rights’

Donald Trump’s campaign against the legal profession hit another setback Tuesday as a federal judge struck down yet another executive order that sought to place sanctions one of the country’s most prestigious law firms.

The order in favor of WilmerHale marks the third time this month that a federal judge in Washington has deemed Trump’s series of law firm executive orders to be unconstitutional and has permanently barred their enforcement.

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