Filings & Milestones

76 Attorneys Formerly at AmLaw 200 and Boutique Law Firms Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Neutral Principles, Center for Individual Rights, Protect the First Foundation Amcius Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

21 State Coalition Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

239 Former Judges Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Former Senior Government Officials Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

813 Solo and Small Law Firms Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

842 Law Firms Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

The College of Commercial Arbitrators Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

First Amendment and Civil Liberties Organizations Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Campaign Legal Center Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

19 U.S. Non-Governmental Organizations Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Bipartisan Current and Former United States Senators Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Former and Current General Counsel Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality et al. Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Law Firm Partners United, Inc. Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Legal Ethics Scholars Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

University Professors and Scholars Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Leadership Now Project Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Charlotte Burrows (Former EEOC Commissioner) et al. Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Washington State Bar Association, Oregon State Bar, and The State Bar of California Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

27 Bar Associations & Lawyer Membership Associations Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Common Cause Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

General Counsels United Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Institute for Justice Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Six Civil Rights Organizations Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP et al. Amicus Brief in Support of Plainitffs-Appellees

595 Law Professors Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Lawyers for Lawyers Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Pioneer New England Legal Foundation and the Pacific Legal Foundation Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

1224 Law Students and 50 Law Student Organizations Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Western Center on Law and Poverty, et al. Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Members of Congress Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

National Security Counselors, Compass Rose Legal Group, and the Law Office of Daniel L. Ellis Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

42 Media Organizations and Press Freedom Advocates Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Former Presidents of the Energy Bar Association Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

International Bar Association Human Rights Institute and Commonwealth Lawyers Association Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Washington Legal Foundation Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

American Bar Association Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

European Bar Associations Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Institute for the Rule of Law of the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA-IROL) Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Lawyers Defending American Democracy Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Prof. Aaron H. Caplan Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees

Brief of Appellee Perkins Coie LLP

Order Scheduling Oral Argument

Unopposed Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss Consolidated Appeals

Order Consolidating Cases and Setting Briefing Schedule

Appellees' Response to Order to Show Cause

Order to Show Cause Regarding Proposed Briefing Schedule and Oral Argument

Joint Motion to Govern Further Proceedings

Memorandum Opinion Granting Perkins Coie's Motion for Summary Judgment in Entirety and Denying the Government’s Motion to Dismiss

Order Granting Perkins Coie’s Motion for Summary Judgment and Denying the Government’s Motion to Dismiss

Amended Motion for Summary Judgment and Proposed Order

Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice et al. – Amended Complaint

Order Granting Consent Motion to Adopt Streamlined Procedures for Amended Complaint and Pending Motions

Consent Motion to Adopt Streamlined Procedures for Amended Complaint and Pending Motions

Memorandum and Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion to Amend the Complaint and Denying as Moot Defendant's Motion for Reconsideration

Transcript of Motion Hearing on Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, and Defendants' Motion for Reconsideration

Reply Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment and for Declaratory and Permanent Injunctive Relief

Rich May, P.C. Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Minute Order Setting Hearing on Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, and Defendants' Motion for Reconsideration on April 23, 2025 at 11 a.m.

Plaintiff's Response to DOJ Motion to Dismiss

Legal Ethics Professors Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Prof. Aaron H. Caplan Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

334 Solo & Small Firm Lawyers Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Fred T. Korematsu Center, SEIU, AFT, AAUP, and Legal Advocacy Organizations Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

61 Media Organizations & Press Freedom Advocates Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

23 NGOs Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Former Government Officials Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Former and Current General Counsels Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

The International Academy of Trial Lawyers Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Bar Associations Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Pickering Legal LLC Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

21 Litigation Firms Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

518 Law Firms Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and New York Council of Defense Lawyers Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

376 Former Judges Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

363 Law Professors Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Lawyers Defending American Democracy Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment and for Declaratory and Permanent Injunctive Relief

Motion for Summary Judgment and for Declaratory and Permanent Injunctive Relief

Plaintiff's Statement of Material Facts

[Proposed] Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment, Denying Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, and Entering Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

Expert Report of J. William Leonard

J. William Leonard served the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office from 2002-2008. In that role, he was responsible for policy oversight of the Executive branch-wide national security information classification system. Prior to that appointment, Mr. Leonard served for nearly three decades in the Department of Defense, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Security and Information Operations) from 2000-2002.

Expert Report of Professor Roy D. Simon, Jr.

Roy Simon is the Howard Lichtenstein Distinguished Professor of Legal Ethics at Hofstra University School of Law and the director of Hofstra's Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics.

Expert Report of Robert E. Hirshon

Robert E. Hirshon is a former president of the American Bar Association who, until his retirement last year, was the Frank G. Millard Professor from Practice and Special Counsel on Developments in the Legal Profession at the University of Michigan Law School.

Expert Report of Professor Bruce A. Green

Bruce A. Green is the Louis Stein Chair at Fordham Law School, where he directs the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics.

Declaration of Christopher N. Manning Esq. in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment

Declaration of David J. Burman in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment

David J. Burman is partner at Perkins Coie LLP. He has been an attorney at Perkins Coie for over 45 years, following two years clerking, and serves on the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Former Presidents of the D.C. Bar Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff

Legal Advocacy Organizations Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment

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, and The Society for the Rule of Law Institute

Opinion and Order Denying Defendants' Motion to Disqualify Judge Beryl Howell

Defendants' Motion to Disqualify Judge Beryl Howell

U.S. Government Supplemental Status Report Following Motion to Clarify Temporary Restraining Order and Attached Memorandum for All Agencies Subject to Executive Order 14230

U.S. Government Status Report Following Motion to Clarify Temporary Restraining Order

Minute Order Regarding Motion to Clarify Temporary Restraining Order

[Proposed] Order Clarifying Scope of Temporary Restraining Order

Motion to Clarify Temporary Restraining Order