Summary
A federal judge has blocked an executive order from President Trump that aimed to punish the law firm Susman Godfrey. This decision follows three previous rulings that also stopped similar actions against other law firms, with judges finding these orders unconstitutional.
Key Facts
- A federal judge named Loren AliKhan stopped Trump's order against Susman Godfrey.
- This is the fourth time judges have blocked similar orders from Trump against law firms.
- The judge declared the order unconstitutional, meaning it goes against the U.S. Constitution.
- Trump's orders targeted firms for representing people or causes he disliked.
- Punishments in the orders included suspending security clearances and ending government contracts.
- Four law firms took legal action against these orders, saying they were a threat to their rights.
- Judges across these cases said the orders attacked the law firms' rights to free speech and fairness.
- No previous U.S. president has issued orders like this targeting law firms.
