Trump administration reverses course on law firms, vowing to appeal

NPR | By Carrie Johnson

Published March 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM EST

The Justice Department reversed course and took back an effort to abandon an appeal against four big law firms that challenged President Trump's punitive executive orders.

Carrie Johnson

Carrie Johnson is a justice correspondent for the Washington Desk.

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