WilmerHale: the fourth order, the same result

Editor's note: a federal court struck the order down in its entirety as unconstitutional.

Trump issued a fourth near-identical order on March 27, 2025 against WilmerHale, again citing the firm's connection to Robert Mueller, who worked there both before and after serving as special counsel in the Trump-Russia investigation, and using the identical clearance/building-access/contract-termination template.

WilmerHale sued in its own case, separate from Jenner & Block's; Judge Richard Leon granted summary judgment in the firm's favor, finding the order unconstitutional on the same grounds as the three prior rulings.

DOJ moved on March 2, 2026 to drop its appeals in all four litigated cases, then withdrew that motion the next day and asked the D.C. Circuit to overturn the rulings. The panel heard the WilmerHale appeal with the other three on May 14, 2026. Every firm that chose to litigate rather than settle won in the district court.