Update: On April 3, 2026, GLAD Law filed an amicus brief with 18 other non-profit organizations urging the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to uphold the District Court’s ruling.

In March 2025, the law firm Perkins Coie filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of President Trump’s March 6 executive order, which targets the firm with broad reprisals for its association with certain clients and causes disfavored by the President. GLAD Law, with 22 other non-profit organizations and represented by a private firm, filed an amicus brief arguing that the executive order creates a chilling effect on non-profits from petitioning the government, limits their ability to access counsel, and is an affront to the rule of law.

On May 2, 2025, the D.C. District Court found President Trump’s executive order targeting Perkins Coie unconstitutional. The government appealed this decision on June 30, 2025.

GLAD Law joined similar briefs in support of Wilmer Hale, Jenner & Block, and Susman Godfrey LLP, all of which were similarly targeted by the Trump administration.

The administration is working overtime in its attempts to intimidate those who dare to defend the Constitution. In fact, the administration recently took direct aim at our work, calling out GLAD Law by name in the case brought by Susman Godfrey LLP.

We won’t be intimidated. We have been preparing for government attacks and are ready for this fight. GLAD Law is committed to being on the front lines, working to preserve democracy. While the government takes extraordinary measures against a respected law firm for exercising its First Amendment rights, we will keep doing what we’ve always done – using the proper legal channels to protect civil rights.