The Trump administration dropped its legal battles with four law firms with ties to Democrats after a failed attempt to blacklist them from the federal government, CNN and The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
President Donald Trump targeted multiple firms last year in executive orders, accusing them of having personal animosity toward the administration that influenced their ongoing cases against the administration.
The firms Perkins Coie, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Jenner & Block and Susman Godfrey sued, and judges sided with them.
The firms were notified over the weekend that the administration was dropping its appeals, but were not provided an explanation, the outlets reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
The Department of Justice declined to comment.
Other firms facing similar threats in recent months negotiated deals with the Trump administration, including incorporating greater conservative causes into their pro bono work.
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