President Donald Trump's campaign against the legal profession hit another setback Tuesday as a federal judge struck down an executive order that sought to sanction one of the country's most prestigious law firms.
The ruling in favor of WilmerHale marks the third time this month that a federal judge in Washington has deemed Trump's series of law firm executive orders to be unconstitutional and permanently barred their enforcement.
"The cornerstone of the American system of justice is an independent judiciary and an independent bar willing to tackle unpopular cases, however daunting. The Founding Fathers knew this!" wrote U.S. District Judge Richard Leon.
To permit the order to stand, Leon wrote, "would be unfaithful to the judgment and vision of the Founding Fathers."
The firm applauded the ruling from Leon, an appointee of former Republican President George W. Bush.