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Judge blocks executive order targeting law firm for election work

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    Wednesday, March 12 Here are the facts: The Trump administration is working overtime to chip away at our democratic freedoms. Help support our pro-democracy news outlet as we strive to hold Trump accountable —  become a premium member for $120/year  and join us in the fight for a stronger, more transparent democracy. Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting law firm for election work A D.C. federal judge temporarily  blocked  Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie* for its election work representing his political opponents. The judge called the order “retaliatory in nature.” The firm   sued  Trump yesterday over the executive order, calling it “an affront to the Constitution and our adversarial system of justice.” Alternative proposed to defunded national election security program In the wake of the downfall of cybersecurity watchdog CISA , Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) plans to   launch  an al...