Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. Executive Office of the President

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and New York Council of Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment.

Brief filed: 04/11/2025

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Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. Executive Office of the President

District of Columbia; Case No. 1:25-cv-917

Argument(s)

Executive Order No. 14250 impermissibly targets WilmerHale for disfavored legal work and personnel choices. The Order suspends clearances, bars federal access, and jeopardizes client relationships—unconstitutionally impairing counsel selection and sowing attorney-client conflicts. It further chills defense advocacy by warning attorneys against taking politically sensitive cases. The brief argues these tactics violate foundational Sixth Amendment rights and pose systemic risks to adversarial justice.

Author(s)

Noam A. Biale, Sher Tremonte LLP, New York, NY; Kobie Flowers, D.C. Circuit Vice Chair

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