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May 23, 2025
Jenner & Block LLP convinced a Washington, D.C., federal judge to invalidate an executive order by President Donald Trump targeting it in part for its diversity, equity and inclusion practices as unconstitutional, and the U.S. Department of Justice announced the formation of an initiative to use the False Claims Act to quell discrimination by federal funding recipients tied to their DEI programs. Here, Law360 looks at notable DEI-related legal developments over the past week.
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May 20, 2025
A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday clarified the scope of her injunction blocking President Donald Trump's executive order targeting Perkins Coie LLP, explaining that her ruling prohibits the president from directing government agencies to investigate only Perkins Coie's employment practices and not the other BigLaw firms.
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May 02, 2025
A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday struck down as unconstitutional President Donald Trump's retaliatory executive order targeting Perkins Coie LLP, permanently blocking enforcement of the directive and likening the president's action to a Shakespeare character's suggestion that the way to amass power is to "kill all the lawyers."
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May 02, 2025
Perkins Coie LLP convinced a federal judge to invalidate an executive order targeting it in part for its diversity, equity and inclusion practices, and Jenner & Block LLP sparred with the U.S. Department of Justice in a Washington, D.C., courtroom over whether to toss that firm's challenge to a similar presidential directive. Here, Law360 looks at notable DEI-related legal developments over the past week.
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April 23, 2025
Two D.C. federal judges on Wednesday expressed skepticism toward the Trump administration's justifications for targeting WilmerHale and Perkins Coie LLP with executive orders, with one judge invoking a comparison to the Red Scare.
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April 18, 2025
The Trump administration faced off with two BigLaw firms in lawsuits over executive orders, a group of law students sued the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over its demand for law firm diversity information and the American Bar Association was sued for race discrimination. Here, Law360 looks at notable DEI-related legal developments from the past week.
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April 16, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice is continuing to defend President Donald Trump's March 6 order suspending security clearances held by Perkins Coie LLP attorneys, arguing on Wednesday that the BigLaw firm cannot take an early win, in part due to the firm's alleged "discriminatory employment activities" through participation in Mansfield Certification.
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April 08, 2025
Nearly 70 current and former general counsel for companies including Apple Inc. and Starbucks filed an amicus brief Tuesday supporting Perkins Coie LLP in its suit against an executive order from President Donald Trump targeting the firm, saying the order "tramples on corporate independence, the right to counsel, and First Amendment rights."
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April 07, 2025
A slew of midsize and small litigation firms took up Perkins Coie LLP's cause in its legal battle against an executive order from President Donald Trump targeting the BigLaw firm, arguing Monday in an amicus brief that the order is "anathema" to the justice system.
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April 04, 2025
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Milbank LLP became the latest firms to reach agreements with the Trump administration to stave off executive orders, and a group of Republican state attorneys general urged law firms to hand over information on their workplace diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Here, Law360 looks at notable DEI-related legal developments from the past week.