A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from implementing an executive order targeting Susman Godfrey, the law firm that represented Dominion Voting Systems in its lawsuit with Fox News over the network's coverage of President Trump's 2020 election fraud claims.

U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan said the effort violated the Constitution and threatens the independence of the bar, which she called “a necessity for the rule of law.”

The decision marks the latest blow to Trump's effort to penalize law firms for pursuing cases he opposes or hiring lawyers he alleges are adversaries.

Trump’s April order sought to ban Susan Godfrey attorneys from accessing government........

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