WilmerHale and Jenner & Block sued President Donald Trump's administration on Friday over his executive orders targeting the law firms, escalating a clash between the Republican president and a large swath of the legal profession.

President Donald Trump expanded his attacks on major U.S. law firms on Tuesday as he signed an executive order targeting Jenner & Block, which represents clients challenging some of his major policies and formerly employed a prosecutor involved in a special counsel investigation of his 2016 campaign.

The suit, filed in a Washington, D.C., federal court, alleges the administration engaged in unconstitutional retaliation that violates the First Amendment.

A DC federal judge on Friday temporarily barred the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order targeting law firm Jenner & Block.

Skadden to donate legal work to avoid executive order Firms WilmerHale and Jenner & Block sue administration Firms say Trump actions unlawful, chill legal profession March 28 (Reuters ...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Tuesday targeting Chicago law firm Jenner & Block. The firm also has an office in Washington, D.C.

Jenner & Block and WilmerHale sued the Trump administration Friday over the president’s executive orders targeting the law firms. Trump has signed a series of executive orders that take aim at

Federal judges in D.C. on Friday partially blocked two executive orders signed by President Donald Trump targeting the Jenner and Block and WilmerHale law firms

A couple weeks after a federal judge blocked a similar order targeting Perkins Cole, two more firms filed separate suits seeking to prevent President Donald Trump from punishing them for past investigations.