Former and Current General Counsels Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Key Excerpts

• The Order does not merely punish a single law firm and its thousands of employees; it erodes the foundation of legal representation by counsel of choice, uses federal contracts to coerce political loyalty, and conscripts private businesses to settle the President’s political scores. Its message is clear: hire the wrong lawyers, or take the wrong public stance, and your company will be punished.
• The Executive Order tramples on corporate independence, the right to counsel, and First Amendment rights, transforming independent business and legal judgments into political calculations about presidential favor.
• The Order threatens not just Perkins Coie and its clients, but any corporation or law firm that might someday advocate against this or any future president’s preferred position.