The Justice Department reversed its position within 24 hours on appeals involving executive orders targeting four major law firms. The department first sought to withdraw its appeals on Monday, then asked the court to disregard that withdrawal request on Tuesday.
The Department of Justice made an unexpected about-face Tuesday, announcing it will continue fighting to reinstate former President Donald Trump’s executive orders that penalized four major law firms, just one day after attempting to abandon those legal battles.
Federal courts had previously overturned the Trump administration’s executive orders that targeted the law firms Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, Jenner & Block, and Susman Godfrey. The orders took aim at these firms based on their legal representation work, diversity initiatives, and political connections, prompting the administration to file appeals last year.
In a whiplash series of legal maneuvers, the Justice Department on Monday filed paperwork with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit requesting dismissal of its pending appeals. However, by Tuesday, the department had submitted new documents asking the court to ignore its previous withdrawal request.
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