Jenner Stands Firm

Because clients deserve fearless advocates

Our Statement

On March 28, 2025, Jenner & Block filed a lawsuit to stop an unconstitutional executive order that has already been declared unlawful by a federal court. We expect to prevail quickly.

For more than 100 years, Jenner has stood firm and tirelessly advocated for our clients against all adversaries, including against unlawful government action. We once again go to court to do just that. To do otherwise would mean compromising our ability to zealously advocate for all of our clients and capitulating to unconstitutional government coercion, which is simply not in our DNA. 

Filings & Statements

APRIL 17, 2025

Opposition to the Government's Motion to Dismiss the Complaint

APRIL 8, 2025

Motion for Summary Judgment

MARCH 28, 2025

Order Granting Temporary Restraining Order

Jenner & Block Statement: Response to TRO Ruling

Consistent with the law, the court has agreed that this is an unconstitutional executive order holding no legal weight. We will continue to do our job as lawyers to be independent advocates for our clients—just as we always have.

MARCH 28, 2025

Complaint

MARCH 28, 2025

Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order

MARCH 28, 2025

Declaration of Thomas J. Perrelli in Support of Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order

Editorials & Comments

  • “The rule of law in the U.S. — with foundations based on centuries of progress in Britain forged through battles between subjects and monarchs over what constitutes a fair and just society — is the envy of the world for good reason. A critical underpinning of justice in America is the right to counsel — and the freedom of lawyers to zealously represent any client, no matter how unpopular, distasteful or out of favor with the powers that be. ... Jenner & Block ... is on the right side in this fight and should be commended for its courage.”

    The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board

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  • “[Using] government power to punish firms for representing clients breaks a cornerstone principle of American justice going back to John Adams and the Founders.”

    The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board

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  • “The business world has much at stake. The United States is home to an outsize share of financial and corporate activity partly because investors have confidence that the rule of law prevails here. If political power instead supersedes signed contracts and the rule of law, American business will suffer.”

    The New York Times Editorial Board

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  • “This most recent Executive Order targeting Jenner & Block based on its representation of clients in matters adverse to members of the current Administration, similar to one already enjoined by a federal court, violates the fundamental tenets of our nation's legal system, including the core principle that every person is entitled to legal counsel.”

    The Chicago Bar Association Statement in Support of Jenner & Block and the Rule of Law

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  • “Punishing lawyers for representing their clients in opposition to the government — or for taking positions that the president disagrees with — undermines this fundamental basis of the rule of law.”

    Statement of More Than 1,500 U.S. Department of Justice Alumni

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  • “The government has decided to punish two prominent law firms because they represent parties that the administration does not like.”

    William Bay, ABA President

    Read in Reuters

  • “The government should not punish lawyers and law firms for the clients they represent, absent specific findings that such representation was illegal or unethical. Punishing lawyers for their representation and advocacy violates the First Amendment and undermines the Sixth Amendment.”

    Open Letter from 78 Law School Deans

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  • “The message is that those lawyers who stand up for the rights of clients abused by the lawlessness of this administration will pay the price – and that price will be high.”

    The Boston Globe Editorial Board

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  • “These actions... will inevitably erode the ability of the courts to do justice, the ability of the Department of Justice and its lawyers and agents to act independently and equitably, and the ability of defense attorneys to represent their clients.”

    New York State Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Executive Committee Members

    Read in NYLJ

  • “By punishing the firms because of positions they have taken on behalf of clients, or because of the attorneys they have chosen to hire, the Executive Orders violate bedrock principles of our legal system and undermine the Rule of Law.”

    American College of Trial Lawyers

    read on actl

Case Timeline

Key dates in Jenner's lawsuit to stop the unconstitutional executive order.

March 25, 2025

Executive Order 14246 issued, making Jenner the fourth major law firm to be targeted by the government.

April 17, 2025

Jenner files opposition to government's motion to dismiss.

Case is fully briefed and ripe for decision.

April 28, 2025

Hearing on Jenner's motion for summary judgment and the government's motion to dismiss.

Amicus Briefs

  • Filed April 10, 2025

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  • Filed April 11, 2025

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  • Filed April 11, 2025

    Filed by the New York City Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Denver Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers Association, the Philadelphia Bar Association, the San Diego County Bar Association, the Bar Association of San Francisco, the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area, the Brehon Law Societies of New York City and Nassau County, the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, the Monroe County Bar Association, the Muslim Bar Association of New York, and the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York

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  • Filed April 11, 2025

    Filed by Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont

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  • Filed April 11, 2025

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  • Filed April 11, 2025

    Filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia, Cato Institute, Center for Individual Rights, 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, and Society for the Rule of Law Institute

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  • Filed April 10, 2025

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Resources

Resource Sheet – Jenner Stands Firm

Resource Sheet – The Court’s Order & Opinion Granting Jenner’s TRO

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