AG Nick Brown led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie, the Seattle law firm targeted by President Donald Trump for representing clients and taking positions disfavored by the president.The states argue that the president’s March 6 executive order is an attempt “to exclude certain lawyers and certain viewpoints from reaching a court of law at all.” The fact sheet that accompanied the executive order said the White House “will not tolerate” that Perkins Coie “has filed lawsuits against the Trump Administration.”

“The American legal system depends on lawyers taking difficult cases and defending unpopular clients,” said Brown. “The President’s illegal order is clearly meant to bully Perkins Coie and punish them for taking cases and clients that he disagrees with.”

Washington state Attorney General’s Office joins coalition of states filing an Amicus Brief in support of Perkins Coie | Washington State