In the escalating court battle between the Justice Department and major law firms over President Donald Trump’s punitive executive orders, Chicago-based Jenner & Block is leading a counteroffensive on the front lines in a Washington federal court.

Jenner & Block and WilmerHale are seeking summary judgments against what one of them called “a plain violation of the First Amendment.”

A U.S. judge temporarily blocked key parts of Donald Trump's executive order targeting law firm Jenner & Block on Friday - calling parts of it reprehensible and disturbing - even as another firm, Skadden Arps,

Steven Banks, who once ran New York’s social services department, said he wanted to return to helping the homeless. He leaves within weeks of the elite firm striking a deal with President Trump.

As most major law firms stay silent on U.S. President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the legal industry, some of the firms' lawyers are pushing back on their own.

The Justice Department has suggested to federal agencies that they are free to disregard a judge's ruling that halted enforcement of a White House executive order meant to punish a prominent law firm.

In the escalating court battle between the Justice Department and major law firms over President Trump’s punitive executive orders, Chicago-based Jenner & Block is leading a counteroffensive.

Former top legal executives at large companies including Microsoft , Intel and Eli Lilly submitted a legal brief on Tuesday accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of undermining the rule of law and threatening American businesses with his executive orders targeting law firms.