DOJ Abruptly Seeks Withdrawal Of Dismissal Motion In Cases Over EOs Targeting Firms

( March 4, 2026, 3:01 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and other federal agencies and agency heads filed a motion on March 3 in the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to withdraw their motion filed one day earlier seeking voluntary dismissal of four consolidated appeals following trial court 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....