A federal judge on Tuesday struck down President Trump's executive order targeting the law firm WilmerHale, the third such ruling deeming the president's pointed attacks against Big Law firms he perceives to be his enemies unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, appointed by George W. Bush, called an independent judiciary and bar willing to tackle unpopular cases the "cornerstone" of America's justice system. Trump's executive orders challenged the fundamental rights established to protect that independence, he said.

"This Order must be struck down in its entirety as unconstitutional," Leon wrote in a........

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