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Judge Howell Assails Trump White House Bid to Remove Her From Perkins Coie Case

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Judge Howell Assails Trump White House Bid to Remove Her From Perkins Coie Case

A judge on Wednesday angrily rejected the Justice Department’s efforts to remove her from considering the law firm Perkins Coie’s request to stop a Trump order that could effectively cripple the firm’s ability to represent its clients. In a blistering decision, the judge, Beryl A. Howell, said that the attempt to kick her off the … Read more

Trump Administration Sees Bias in a Judge and Tries to Push Her Off a Case

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Trump Administration Sees Bias in a Judge and Tries to Push Her Off a Case

The Trump administration filed a motion on Friday seeking to disqualify Judge Beryl A. Howell from presiding over a lawsuit brought by the law firm Perkins Coie over an executive order stripping its lawyers of their security clearances and denying them access to government buildings. In the motion, lawyers for the Justice Department argued that … Read more