Litigation firm Susman Godfrey on Monday requested a temporary restraining order to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order against the firm.
Susman wants a hearing Tuesday to prevent the order’s enforcement, the firm said in a filing in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. “Emergency relief is necessary,” the firm wrote. Judge Loren AliKhan scheduled a hearing on the request at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Trump’s April 9 order restricts lawyers’ access to government buildings and directs agencies to terminate federal contracts with Susman clients, citing concerns about the firm including its diversity programs for law students. Susman ...