I’m
not
sure
what
the
Department
of
Justice’s
endgame
is
with
this
one.
It
seems
like
a
silly
argument
—
and
one
that
is
one
hundred
percent
obliterated
by
an
amended
complaint.
But,
well,
here
we
are.
Let’s
set
the
scene.
It’s
in
the
case
that
Perkins
Coie
brought
against
the
Trump
administration
challenging
the
Executive
Order
targeting
the
firm.
The
firm
has
already
won
a
temporary
restraining
order
barring
the
enforcement
of
certain
key
provisions
that
they’re
seeking
to
make
permanent.
But
the
DOJ
argued
that
an
injunction
is
only
enforceable
against
the
agencies
specifically
named
in
the
complaint,
not
against
all
of
the
agencies
that
could
potentially
act
on
the
EO.
So
Perkins
Coie
played
a
quintessentially
lawyer
move
and
just
amended
the
complaint.
And
they
listed:
Every.
Single.
Agency.
Over
on
Bluesky,
Roger
Parloff
of
Lawfare
gives
us
a
visual
of
the
new
amended
complaint.
It’s
a
glorious,
petty,
40
page
masterpiece.
In
the
immortal
words
of
Marshal
Eriksen,
you’ve
been
lawyered.
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Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
Above
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Law,
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of
The
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Thinking
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