Brief filed: 04/04/2025
Documents
Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. DOJ
District of Columbia; Case No. 1:25-cv-716
Argument(s)
Executive Order No. 14230 (EO) penalizes federal contractors and individuals who retain or employ the law firm Perkins Coie for criminal defense. The order violates the Sixth Amendment by undermining the right to counsel of choice and effective, conflict-free legal representation. The EO creates financial and reputational risks for clients who hire Perkins Coie and pressures the firm to drop criminal defense clients in politically disfavored cases. It chills advocacy and deters other attorneys from taking on controversial cases.
Author(s)
Noam Biale and Lara P. Niedzielski, Sher Tremonte LLP, New York, NY; on behalf of NACDL and NYCDL