Filings & Milestones

Reply Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment and for Declaratory and Permanent Injunctive Relief

Rich May, P.C. Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Minute Order Setting Hearing on Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, and Defendants' Motion for Reconsideration on April 23, 2025 at 11 a.m.

Plaintiff's Response to DOJ Motion to Dismiss

Legal Ethics Professors Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Prof. Aaron H. Caplan Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

334 Solo & Small Firm Lawyers Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Academic Race and Law Centers, SEIU, AFT, AAUP, and Legal Advocacy Organizations Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

61 Media Organizations & Press Freedom Advocates Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

23 NGOs Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Former Government Officials Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Former and Current General Counsels Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

The International Academy of Trial Lawyers Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Bar Associations Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Pickering Legal LLC Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

21 Litigation Firms Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

504 Law Firms Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and New York Council of Defense Lawyers Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

346 Former Judges Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

363 Law Professors Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Lawyers Defending American Democracy Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment and for Declaratory and Permanent Injunctive Relief

Motion for Summary Judgment and for Declaratory and Permanent Injunctive Relief

Plaintiff's Statement of Material Facts

[Proposed] Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment, Denying Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, and Entering Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

Expert Report of J. William Leonard

J. William Leonard served the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office from 2002-2008. In that role, he was responsible for policy oversight of the Executive branch-wide national security information classification system. Prior to that appointment, Mr. Leonard served for nearly three decades in the Department of Defense, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Security and Information Operations) from 2000-2002.

Expert Report of Professor Roy D. Simon, Jr.

Roy Simon is the Howard Lichtenstein Distinguished Professor of Legal Ethics at Hofstra University School of Law and the director of Hofstra's Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics.

Expert Report of Robert E. Hirshon

Robert E. Hirshon is a former president of the American Bar Association who, until his retirement last year, was the Frank G. Millard Professor from Practice and Special Counsel on Developments in the Legal Profession at the University of Michigan Law School.

Expert Report of Professor Bruce A. Green

Bruce A. Green is the Louis Stein Chair at Fordham Law School, where he directs the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics.

Declaration of Christopher N. Manning Esq. in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment

Declaration of David J. Burman in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment

David J. Burman is partner at Perkins Coie LLP. He has been an attorney at Perkins Coie for over 45 years, following two years clerking, and serves on the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Former Presidents of the D.C. Bar Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Legal Advocacy Organizations Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment

The American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia, The Cato Institute, The Electronic Frontier Foundation, The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, The Institute for Justice, The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, The National Coalition Against Censorship, The Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press, The Rutherford Institute, and The Society for the Rule of Law Institute

Opinion and Order Denying Defendants' Motion to Disqualify Judge Beryl Howell

Defendants' Motion to Disqualify Judge Beryl Howell

U.S. Government Supplemental Status Report Following Motion to Clarify Temporary Restraining Order and Attached Memorandum for All Agencies Subject to Executive Order 14230

U.S. Government Status Report Following Motion to Clarify Temporary Restraining Order

Minute Order Regarding Motion to Clarify Temporary Restraining Order

[Proposed] Order Clarifying Scope of Temporary Restraining Order

Motion to Clarify Temporary Restraining Order

Order Extending Injunction and Setting Briefing Schedule

Joint Status Report

Transcript of TRO Hearing

Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order

Coalition of State Attorneys General Amicus Brief

Declaration of Professor Roy D. Simon, Jr. in Support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order

Roy Simon is the Howard Lichtenstein Distinguished Professor of Legal Ethics at Hofstra University School of Law and the director of Hofstra's Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics.

Declaration of Robert E. Hirshon in Support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order

Robert E. Hirshon is a former president of the American Bar Association who, until his retirement last year, was the Frank G. Millard Professor from Practice and Special Counsel on Developments in the Legal Profession at the University of Michigan Law School.

Declaration of David J. Burman in Support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order

David J. Burman is partner at Perkins Coie LLP. He has been an attorney at Perkins Coie for over 45 years, following two years clerking, and serves on the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Declaration of Professor Bruce A. Green in Support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order

Bruce A. Green is the Louis Stein Chair at Fordham Law School, where he directs the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics.

Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiff Perkins Coie’s Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order

Plaintiff Perkins Coie LLP’s Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order

Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice – Complaint