( February 9, 2026, 1:39 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a Feb. 6 order consolidated federal government parties’ appeals of rulings for four law firms that separately sued after each was targeted in March and April 2025 executive orders (EOs) in which President Donald J. Trump described the firms’ “risks” to the country. The consolidation order stated that the appellants’ combined opening brief is due March 6 and directed the consolidated cases to go before the same panel considering the government’s appeal in another case in which attorney Mark S. Zaid alleges that his security clearance was revoked in retaliation for representing whistleblowers and others who have complained about the federal government....