Lawfare On Trial? Ward Pushes For Supreme Court Hearing

Washington, D.C.– Constitutional Rights PAC Founder and President Larry Ward joined Real America’s Voice host Steve Gruber to discuss a district judge’s block on President Trump’s executive order that sought to bar Perkins Coie attorneys from interacting with federal agencies.​

U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell’s ruling cited "retaliatory animus" in the administration’s order, suggesting it violated constitutional restrictions on "viewpoint discrimination" and First Amendment protections. Ward pointed out the apparent double standard, noting that similar rulings are notably rare to nonexistent during Democrat-led administrations.

The Epoch Times summarizes Trump's order as, "A government review aimed at ending all contracts the firm currently holds with any federal agencies and a review seeking to cancel contracts with its clients. The order also limits its lawyers’ ability to access government officials or retain security clearances."

The ruling seemed pretty reasonable considering Perkins Coie’s prominent role in Democratic and deep state policies.

The law firm, Ward reminded viewers, "paid for the Russian Dossier. And the left likes to say that Russia is our mortal enemy—well they paid our mortal enemy to lie about a presidential candidate. They could've put American lives in jeopardy by doing this. They could’ve created a civil war…"

Commenting on activist judges, Ward claimed that, "They are going to continue to do this until the Supreme Court acts and actually slaps them down or until Congress impeaches some of these judges."

It’s not an everyday occurrence for a Seattle-based law firm to be holding the same clearances as officials in the highest levels of the intelligence community. As to exactly why Perkins Coie employees hold security clearances remains unknown. But Trump's order is viewed by many as a necessary step to counter lawfare designed to obstruct widely supported policies that are hamstrung by partisan bureaucrats.

According to Politico, Howell’s ruling is a temporary restraining order, meaning it blocks key provisions of the executive order while litigation continues. In emphatic remarks from the bench following an emergency hearing Wednesday, Howell expressed grave concern that Trump’s order would intimidate other law firms, discouraging them from taking on causes or people at odds with the administration."

In response, The Post Millennial quoted the Justice Department’s chief of staff, Chad Mizelle who argued "The president of the United States … is authorized under the Constitution to find certain individuals and certain companies are not trustworthy with the nations’ secrets."

The obvious importance this case plays for future administrations, Ward concluded, warrants an emergency hearing at the Supreme Court.​