Brief filed: 04/11/2025
Documents
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. Executive Office of the President
District of Columbia; Case No. 1:25-cv-917
Argument(s)
Executive Order No. 14250 impermissibly targets WilmerHale for disfavored legal work and personnel choices. The Order suspends clearances, bars federal access, and jeopardizes client relationships—unconstitutionally impairing counsel selection and sowing attorney-client conflicts. It further chills defense advocacy by warning attorneys against taking politically sensitive cases. The brief argues these tactics violate foundational Sixth Amendment rights and pose systemic risks to adversarial justice.
Author(s)
Noam A. Biale, Sher Tremonte LLP, New York, NY; Kobie Flowers, D.C. Circuit Vice Chair