( July 2, 2025, 2:00 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and other federal agencies and officials filed a notice of appeal in a federal court in the District of Columbia after Perkins Coie LLP was granted summary judgment in a lawsuit challenging a March executive order (EO) that in part accused the firm of “undermining democratic elections” and “racially discriminat[ing] against its own attorneys and staff” and prevented payment of tax dollars to the firm or federal contractors who do business with the firm....