Appeals court weighs Trump-era order fight involving law firms, Mark Zaid
The D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments May 14 in a consolidated appeal over Trump-era orders and related actions targeting several law firms and lawyer Mark Zaid. The district court blocks remain in place unless the appeals court changes them.
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Appeals court weighs Trump-era order fight involving law firms, Mark Zaid
The D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments May 14 in a consolidated appeal over Trump-era orders and related actions targeting several law firms and lawyer Mark Zaid. The district court blocks remain in place unless the appeals court changes them.
The D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments May 14 in a consolidated appeal over Trump-era orders and related actions targeting several law firms and lawyer Mark Zaid. The district court blocks remain in place unless the appeals court changes them.
The D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments on May 14 in the Perkins Coie challenge to Trump-era executive orders, along with a related Mark Zaid case, and did not announce a decision from the bench.
The D.C. Circuit heard oral argument May 14 in the Perkins Coie appeal and a separate Mark Zaid appeal. The panel did not announce a ruling that day, so the district-court injunctions stayed in effect for now.
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