Chicago, Ill. (April 3, 2026) – Eimer Stahl LLP has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in support of Perkins Coie LLP, Jenner & Block LLP, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, and Susman Godfrey LLP in the government’s appeals of rulings involving President Trump’s Executive Orders directed at those firms. The supported law firms successfully challenged the Executive Orders last year.
Signed by 842 law firms nationwide, the amicus brief addresses the broader implications of the appeals for the legal profession. It emphasizes that the justice system depends on lawyers’ ability to represent clients without fear of government retaliation, regardless of the client or cause. The brief urges the Court to affirm the lower court decisions and reject actions that could undermine the independence of the bar.
“If lawyers cannot fulfill their obligations because they fear government retribution, the judicial process itself is at risk. These Executive Orders present a stark violation of constitutional rights, and allowing them to proceed would erode the independence of our justice system,” said Nate Eimer, co‑founder of Eimer Stahl. “This brief explains why the lower courts got it right and why those rulings should be upheld.”
This filing builds on Eimer Stahl’s amicus work in related litigation last spring, when briefs filed by Munger, Tolles & Olson and Eimer Stahl were joined by hundreds of law firms.
“As we saw last year, law firms across the country understand what is at stake. When the profession’s freedom to do its work is threatened, those trained in the law have a responsibility to speak up. Our oath to support and defend the Constitution compelled our filing of this brief,” Eimer added.
The cases are Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice, No. 25‑5241; Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice, No. 25‑5265; Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. Executive Office of the President, No. 25‑5277; and Susman Godfrey LLP v. Executive Office of the President, No. 25‑5310.
Read the brief here.