Case: Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice

Perkins Coie LLP

President Donald Trump

COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11534207) filed by PERKINS COIE LLP. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons Summons, # 3 Summons Summons, # 4 Summons Summons, # 5 Summons Summons, # 6 Summons Summons, # 7 Summons Summons, # 8 Summons Summons, # 9 Summons Summons, # 10 Summons Summons, # 11 Summons Summons, # 12 Summons Summons, # 13 Summons Summons, # 14 Summons Summons, # 15 Summons Summons, # 16 Summons Summons, # 17 Summons Summons, # 18 Summons Summons)(Butswinkas, Dane) (Entered: 03/11/2025)

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MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by PERKINS COIE LLP. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support of the Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, # 2 Declaration of David J. Burman, # 3 Declaration of Bruce Green, # 4 Declaration of Robert Hirshon, # 5 Declaration of Roy Simon, # 6 Declaration of Chris Manning, # 7 Exhibit Local Rule 65.1 Certification, # 8 Text of Proposed Order Granting TRO)(Butswinkas, Dane) (Entered: 03/11/2025)

1 Memorandum in Support of the Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order

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3 Declaration of Bruce Green

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4 Declaration of Robert Hirshon

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5 Declaration of Roy Simon

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6 Declaration of Chris Manning

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7 Exhibit Local Rule 65.1 Certification

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8 Text of Proposed Order Granting TRO

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Case Assigned to Judge Beryl A. Howell. (zjd)

NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Nicholas Manning on behalf of PERKINS COIE LLP (Manning, Christopher) (Entered: 03/11/2025)

Set/Reset Hearings

NOTICE of Appearance by Amy Mason Saharia on behalf of PERKINS COIE LLP (Saharia, Amy) (Entered: 03/11/2025)

NOTICE OF NEW CASE ERROR regarding 1 Complaint. The following error needs correction: Noncompliance with LCvR 5.1(c). Please file a Notice of Errata stating the error and attach the corrected initiating pleading to include the name & full residence address of each party and file using the event Errata. (zjd)

SUMMONS (17) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney, and U.S. Attorney General. (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent) (zjd) (Entered: 03/11/2025)

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NOTICE of Appearance by Eden Schiffmann on behalf of PERKINS COIE LLP (Schiffmann, Eden) (Entered: 03/11/2025)

MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING the parties to appear for a hearing on plaintiff's 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order on March 12, 2025, at 2:00 PM, in Courtroom 26A- In Person before Judge Beryl A. Howell, and ORDERING plaintiff to serve defendants with a copy of this Order immediately upon receipt to ensure that counsel for defendants has sufficient notice to appear at the hearing. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 11, 2025. (lcbah2)

Set/Reset Hearings: Motion Hearing set for 3/12/2025 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 26- In Person (Audio Line Available) before Judge Beryl A. Howell. (mac)

Set/Reset Hearings

NOTICE: Members of the public or media who wish to listen to live audio of the hearing scheduled for March 12, 2025 at 2:00PM ET, without physically attending the proceeding, may do so by dialing the Toll Free Number: 833-990-9400, Meeting ID: 491822013. Any use of the public access telephone line requires adherence to the general prohibition against photographing, recording, livestreaming, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings (including those held by telephone or videoconference), as set out in Standing Order No. 24-31 (JEB), available here: <https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/sites/dcd/files/Standing%20Order% 20No.%2024-31_001.pdf > Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. (mac)

Notice of Hearing

Motion Hearing AND ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines

NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Brian Nicholson on behalf of PERKINS COIE LLP (Nicholson, Matthew) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

Motion Hearing

NOTICE of Appearance by David Simon Kurtzer-Ellenbogen on behalf of PERKINS COIE LLP (Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, David) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Krystal Commons Durham on behalf of PERKINS COIE LLP (Durham, Krystal) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Douglas C. Dreier on behalf of All Defendants (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Jesse T. Smallwood on behalf of PERKINS COIE LLP (Smallwood, Jesse) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Kelly A. Paradis on behalf of STATE OF WASHINGTON (Paradis, Kelly) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Maureen Johnston on behalf of STATE OF WASHINGTON (Johnston, Maureen) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Emma Grunberg on behalf of STATE OF WASHINGTON (Grunberg, Emma) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

AMICUS BRIEF in support of Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by STATE OF WASHINGTON. (Grunberg, Emma) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Terry Marcus Henry on behalf of All Defendants (Henry, Terry) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Charles Davant, IV on behalf of PERKINS COIE LLP (Davant, Charles) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Ryan Thomas Scarborough on behalf of PERKINS COIE LLP (Scarborough, Ryan) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by F. Lane Heard, III on behalf of PERKINS COIE LLP (Heard, F.) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

ERRATA by PERKINS COIE LLP re 1 Complaint,,. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1. Complaint)(Butswinkas, Dane) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

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Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Beryl A. Howell: Motion Hearing held on 3/12/2025 in re 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. The Court Heard Oral Arguments From The Parties. For The Reasons Stated On The Record, The Court Will Grant 2 Motion For Temporary Restraining Order. Parties Proposed Briefing Schedule Due No Later Than 4:00PM on 3/13/2025. (Court Reporter ELIZABETH DAVILA.) (mac)

ORDER GRANTING plaintiff's 2 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order. See Order for further details. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 12, 2025. (lcbah2) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

TRANSCRIPT OF HEARING, before Judge Beryl A. HowelL, held on 3-12-2025; Page Numbers: 1 - 131. Date of Issuance: 3-13-2025. Court Reporter: Elizabeth Davila, Telephone number: 202-354-3242, Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the Transcript Order FormFor the first 90 days after this filing date, the transcript may be viewed at the courthouse at a public terminal or purchased from the court reporter referenced above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, CD or ASCII) may be purchased from the court reporter.NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have twenty-one days to file with the court and the court reporter any request to redact personal identifiers from this transcript. If no such requests are filed, the transcript will be made available to the public via PACER without redaction after 90 days. The policy, which includes the five personal identifiers specifically covered, is located on our website at www.dcd.uscourts.gov. Redaction Request due 4/3/2025. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 4/13/2025. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 6/11/2025.(Davila, Elizabeth) (Entered: 03/13/2025)

Set/Reset Deadlines

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to

Set/Reset Deadlines: Parties Joint Status Report due by 3/14/2025. (mac)

Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Joint Status Report by PERKINS COIE LLP. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Granting Motion to Enlarge Time)(Butswinkas, Dane) (Entered: 03/13/2025)

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MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING the parties' 23 Joint Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Joint Status Report and DIRECTING the parties to file jointly, by 3:00 PM on March 14, 2025, a joint status report proposing a schedule to govern further proceedings in this case. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 13, 2025. (lcbah2)

NOTICE of Appearance by Richard Lawson on behalf of All Defendants (Lawson, Richard) (Entered: 03/14/2025)

Set/Reset Deadlines

Joint STATUS REPORT by PERKINS COIE LLP. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Extending Injunction and Expediting Dispositive Motion Proceedings)(Butswinkas, Dane) (Entered: 03/14/2025)

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ORDER EXTENDING duration of 21 injunction and ISSUING schedule for expedited dispositive motions briefing. See Order for further details. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 14, 2025. (lcbah2) (Entered: 03/14/2025)

Set/Reset Deadlines: Parties Dispositive Motions And Opening Briefs In Support due by 4/2/2025. Parties Oppositions due no later than 12:00PM on 4/16/2025. Parties Replies due no later than 4:00PM on 4/18/2025. (mac)

STATUS REPORT by PAMELA J. BONDI, BRENDAN CARR, RUSSELL T. VOUGHT, ANDREA R. LUCAS, CHARLES EZELL, STEPHEN EHEKIAN, TULSI GABBARD, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Henry, Terry) (Entered: 03/14/2025)

NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to PAMELA J. BONDI, BRENDAN CARR, RUSSELL T. VOUGHT, ANDREA R. LUCAS, CHARLES EZELL, STEPHEN EHEKIAN, TULSI GABBARD, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Attorney Douglas C. Dreier terminated. (Dreier, Douglas) (Entered: 03/18/2025)

STATUS REPORT by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Status Report Attachment 1, # 2 Status Report Attachment 2)(Lawson, Richard) (Entered: 03/18/2025)

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MOTION to Clarify re 21 Order Motion To Clarify Temporary Restraining Order by PERKINS COIE LLP. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Manning, Christopher) (Entered: 03/18/2025)

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MINUTE ORDER (paperless), upon consideration of plaintiff's 30 Motion to Clarify Temporary Restraining Order, which appropriately raises promptly a difference of interpretation of the Court's 21 Injunction Order for clarification to ensure full compliance with the obligations imposed, ISSUING the following ORDER regarding defendants' obligations under the Court's 21 Injunction Order expressly directing (1) defendants to "communicate to every recipient of a request for disclosure of any relationship with Perkins Coie LLP or any person associated with the firm..." that "such request is rescinded," id. at 2 (emphasis supplied), regardless of which agency subject to Executive Order 14230 made the request, and (2) four of the named defendants, namely, U.S. Department of Justice; U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi; the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB"); and OMB Director Russell Vought, to "immediately issue guidance to all other agencies subject to Executive Order 14230 to suspend and rescind any implementation or enforcement" of the enjoined portions of the Executive Order, id. (emphasis supplied):(1) DIRECTING defendants U.S. Department of Justice; Pamela Bondi, in her official capacity as U.S. Attorney General; the Office of Management and Budget; and Russell Vought, in his official capacity as Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to immediately issue guidance to all other agencies subject to Executive Order 14230 directing them immediately to (a) communicate to every recipient of a request for disclosure of any relationship with Perkins Coie LLP or any person associated with the firm, made pursuant to Section 3(a) of Executive Order 14230, that such request is rescinded until further order of this Court; and (b) cease making such requests for disclosure, pursuant to Section 3(a) of Executive Order 14230, until further order of the Court; and(2) FURTHER DIRECTING defendants to file, by 12:00 PM on March 20, 2025, a status report describing the steps taken to ensure compliance with this Order and certifying compliance with its requirements, in light of the fact that "some agencies have requested that contractors respond to disclosure requests as soon as Thursday, March 20, 2025." Plaintiff's 30 Motion ¶ 10. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 19, 2025. (lcbah2)

Order on Motion to Clarify

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Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendants Status Report due no later than 12:00PM on 3/20/2025. (mac)

STATUS REPORT by PAMELA J. BONDI, BRENDAN CARR, RUSSELL T. VOUGHT, ANDREA R. LUCAS, CHARLES EZELL, STEPHEN EHEKIAN, TULSI GABBARD, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Henry, Terry) (Entered: 03/20/2025)

Supplemental STATUS REPORT by PAMELA J. BONDI, BRENDAN CARR, RUSSELL T. VOUGHT, ANDREA R. LUCAS, CHARLES EZELL, STEPHEN EHEKIAN, TULSI GABBARD, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment)(Henry, Terry) (Entered: 03/20/2025)

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NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to PAMELA J. BONDI, BRENDAN CARR, RUSSELL T. VOUGHT, ANDREA R. LUCAS, CHARLES EZELL, STEPHEN EHEKIAN, TULSI GABBARD, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Attorney Terry Marcus Henry terminated. (Henry, Terry) (Entered: 03/21/2025)

MOTION to Disqualify Judge by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Lawson, Richard) (Entered: 03/21/2025)

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NOTICE of Appearance by Malachi Brown Jones, Jr on behalf of PERKINS COIE LLP (Jones, Malachi) (Entered: 03/26/2025)

MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER DENYING defendants' 34 Motion to Disqualify Judge. See Memorandum Opinion & Order for further details. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 26, 2025. (lcbah2) (Entered: 03/26/2025)

LEAVE TO FILE DENIED- Janice Wolk Grenadier's Motion to Intervene. This document is unavailable as the Court denied its filing. Pro Se party has been notified by first class mail. "Leave to file denied." Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on 3/28/2025. (mg) (Entered: 03/31/2025)

LEAVE TO FILE DENIED- Pickering Legal LLC Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief. This document is unavailable as the Court denied its filing. Pro Se party has been notified by first class mail. "Leave to file denied 3/31/25 for failure to state parties' positions on motion, as required by D.D.C. LCvR 7(o)(2)." Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on 3/31/2025. (mg) (Entered: 03/31/2025)

MOTION for Summary Judgment and Declaratory and Permanent Injunctive Relief by PERKINS COIE LLP. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment, # 2 Statement of Facts, # 3 Declaration of David J. Burman, # 4 Declaration of Chris Manning, # 5 Exhibit Expert Report of Bruce A. Green, # 6 Exhibit Expert Report of Robert E. Hirshon, # 7 Exhibit Expert Report of Roy D. Simon, Jr., # 8 Exhibit Expert Report of J. William Leonard, # 9 Text of Proposed Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion)(Butswinkas, Dane). Added MOTION for Declaratory Judgment, MOTION for Permanent Injunction on 4/3/2025 (mg). (Entered: 04/02/2025)

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3 Declaration of David J. Burman

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4 Declaration of Chris Manning

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5 Exhibit Expert Report of Bruce A. Green

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6 Exhibit Expert Report of Robert E. Hirshon

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7 Exhibit Expert Report of Roy D. Simon, Jr.

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8 Exhibit Expert Report of J. William Leonard

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9 Text of Proposed Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion

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ENTERED IN ERROR.....Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by The American Civil Liberties Union, The American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia, The Cato Institute, The Electronic Frontier Foundation, The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, The Institute for Justice, The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, The National Coalition Against Censorship, The Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press, The Rutherford Institute, The Society for the Rule of Law Institute. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Wang, Cecillia) Modified on 4/3/2025; entered in error at the request of counsel (zdp). (Entered: 04/02/2025)

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ENTERED IN ERROR.....AMICUS BRIEF by The American Civil Liberties Union, The American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia, The Cato Institute, The Electronic Frontier Foundation, The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, The Institute for Justice, The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, The National Coalition Against Censorship, The Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press, The Rutherford Institute, The Society for the Rule of Law Institute. (Wang, Cecillia) Modified on 4/3/2025; entered in error at the request of counsel. (zdp). (Entered: 04/02/2025)

Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by FORMER DC BAR PRESIDENTS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Amicus Brief, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Ferster, Andrea) (Entered: 04/02/2025)

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MOTION to Dismiss by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Lawson, Richard) (Entered: 04/02/2025)

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MOTION for Reconsideration by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Lawson, Richard) (Entered: 04/02/2025)

Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by Amici Curiae 363 Law Professors. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Amici Brief, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Malone, Phillip). Added MOTION for Declaratory Judgment, MOTION for Permanent Injunction on 4/3/2025 (mg). (Entered: 04/02/2025)

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Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by The American Civil Liberties Union, The American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia, The Cato Institute, The Electronic Frontier Foundation, The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, The Institute for Justice, The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, The National Coalition Against Censorship, The Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press, The Rutherford Institute, The Society for the Rule of Law Institute. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Amicus Brief, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Wang, Cecillia) (Entered: 04/03/2025)

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Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief AND Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief AND Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief

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MINUTE ORDER (paperless), in light of the filing of defendants' 44 Motion for Reconsideration after the briefing schedule proposed by the parties had been entered, which motion seeks reconsideration of "the scope of [this Court's] order granting an injunction on March 12, 2025," id. at 2, and is thus related to the merits of the briefing already underway, and in order to limit the separate rounds of briefing in which the parties must engage and the Court must review, DIRECTING plaintiff to include any opposition to this motion in its already-scheduled opposition to defendants' dispositive motion, due by April 16, 2025, see 26 Order, and FURTHER DIRECTING defendants to include any reply in support of this motion in their already-scheduled reply in support of their dispositive motion, due by April 18, 2025, see id., both of which filings should comply with the normally-applicable page limits, see D.D.C. LCvR 7(e). Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on April 3, 2025. (lcbah2)

MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING 42 Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief, 45 Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief, and 46 Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on April 3, 2025. (lcbah2)

Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief

REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO FILE REVIEW. The attached document requires leave to file: Non-Party Motion for leave to File Amicus Brief, Pickering Legal LLC. Reason(s): Filer is not a party to the case. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit) (zdp) (Entered: 04/03/2025)

Order on Leave to File Review

AMICUS BRIEF by FORMER DC BAR PRESIDENTS. (mg) (Entered: 04/03/2025)

AMICUS BRIEF by AMICI CURIAE 363 LAW PROFESSORS. (mg) (Entered: 04/03/2025)

AMICUS BRIEF by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, CATO INSTITUTE, ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION, FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE, KNIGHT FIRST AMENDMENT INSTITUTE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST CENSORSHIP, REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE, SOCIETY FOR THE RULE OF LAW INSTITUTE. (mg) (Entered: 04/03/2025)

Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by Lawyers Defending American Democracy. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Francois, Aderson) (Entered: 04/03/2025)

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NOTICE of Appearance by Aderson Bellegarde Francois on behalf of Lawyers Defending American Democracy (Francois, Aderson) (Main Document 52 replaced on 4/4/2025) (mg). (Entered: 04/03/2025)

MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING 51 Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on April 3, 2025. (lcbah2)

MINUTE ORDER (paperless) re 47 Request for Leave to File Review. Leave to file is granted. The Clerk is directed to file the attached document on the public docket. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on April 3, 2025. (lcbah2)

MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit Amicus Brief of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law)(Caspar, Edward) (Entered: 04/03/2025)

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Adria Bonillas, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11589817. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Proposed Order)(Caspar, Edward) (Entered: 04/03/2025)

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AMICUS BRIEF by LAWYERS DEFENDING AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, INC. (mg) (Entered: 04/04/2025)

AMICUS BRIEF by PICKERING LEGAL LLC. (mg) (Entered: 04/04/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Kobie A. Flowers on behalf of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (Flowers, Kobie) (Entered: 04/04/2025)

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice

Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief AND Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief AND Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief AND Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief

NOTICE of Appearance by Noam Biale on behalf of NEW YORK COUNCIL OF DEFENSE LAWYERS (Biale, Noam) (Entered: 04/04/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Sara E. Kropf on behalf of Amici Curiae 346 Former Judges (Kropf, Sara) (Entered: 04/04/2025)

Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS, NEW YORK COUNCIL OF DEFENSE LAWYERS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Amici Brief for National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and New York Council of Defense Lawyers, # 2 Exhibit Proposed Order)(Biale, Noam) (Entered: 04/04/2025)

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Donald M. Falk, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11591258. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by Amici Curiae 346 Former Judges. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Donald Falk, # 2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Kropf, Sara) (Entered: 04/04/2025)

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Consent MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by Amici Curiae 346 Former Judges. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Brief, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Kropf, Sara) (Entered: 04/04/2025)

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Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by 504 Law Firms. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Amicus Brief, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Appendix)(Verrilli, Donald) (Entered: 04/04/2025)

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NOTICE of Appearance by Donald Beaton Verrilli, Jr on behalf of 504 LAW FIRMS (Verrilli, Donald) (Entered: 04/04/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Andrea C. Ferster on behalf of FORMER DC BAR PRESIDENTS (Ferster, Andrea) (Entered: 04/04/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Nathan P. Eimer, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11592160. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by 504 LAW FIRMS. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Verrilli, Donald) (Entered: 04/04/2025)

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ERRATA Appendix by 504 LAW FIRMS re 63 Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief. (Verrilli, Donald) (Entered: 04/04/2025)