A D.C. federal judge said she will temporarily halt a Trump executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie, which represented Hillary Clinton.

U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order that sought to strip law firm Perkins Coie's security clearances.

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked parts of President Trump's executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie. Why it matters: The law firm, which appealed to the court to issue a restraining order,

U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell issued a temporary restraining order after President Donald Trump signed an executive order retaliating against a law firm for representing Hillary Clinton and George Soros.