United States, including those laws and policies promoting our

that Federal benefits support the laws and policies of the

under "diversity, equity, and inclusion" policies and ensuring

My Administration is committed to ending discrimination

until applicants harmed by them finally sued to enforce change.

fellowships, and it maintained these discriminatory practices

It proudly excluded applicants on the basis of race for its

of race and other categories prohibited by civil rights laws.

percentage quotas in 2019 for hiring and promotion on the basis

staff, and against applicants. Perkins Coie publicly announced

Coie racially discriminates against its own attorneys and

integrity of our courts, and honest law enforcement, Perkins

In addition to undermining democratic elections, the

lack of candor before the court.

was forced to sanction Perkins Coie attorneys for an unethical

those requiring voter identification. In one such case, a court

necessary, and democratically enacted election laws, including

including George Soros to judicially overturn popular,

of a pattern. Perkins Coie has worked with activist donors

designed to steal an election. This egregious activity is part

hired Fusion GPS, which then manufactured a false "dossier"

failed Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Perkins Coie

this country for decades. Notably, in 2016 while representing

of the law firm Perkins Coie LLP ("Perkins Coie") has affected

Section 1. Purpose. The dishonest and dangerous activity

hereby ordered:

Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is

By the authority vested in me as President by the

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national security and respecting the democratic process. Those

who engage in blatant race-based and sex-based discrimination,

including quotas, but purposefully hide the nature of such

discrimination through deceiving language, have engaged in a

serious violation of the public trust. Their disrespect for the

bedrock principle of equality represents good cause to conclude

that they neither have access to our Nation's secrets nor be

deemed responsible stewards of any Federal funds.

Sec. 2. Security Clearance Review. (a) The Attorney

General, the Director of National Intelligence, and all other

relevant heads of executive departments and agencies (agencies)

shall immediately take steps consistent with applicable law to

suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at

Perkins Coie, pending a review of whether such clearances are

consistent with the national interest.

(b) The Office of Management and Budget shall identify all

Government goods, property, material, and services, including

Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities, provided for

the benefit of Perkins Coie. The heads of all agencies

providing such material or services shall, to the extent

permitted by law, expeditiously cease such provision.

Sec. 3. Contracting. (a) To prevent the transfer of

taxpayer dollars to Federal contractors whose earnings

subsidize, among other things, racial discrimination, falsified

documents designed to weaponize the Government against

candidates for office, and anti-democratic election changes

that invite fraud and distrust, Government contracting agencies

shall, to the extent permissible by law, require Government

contractors to disclose any business they do with Perkins Coie

and whether that business is related to the subject of the

Government contract.

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(b) The heads of all agencies shall review all contracts

with Perkins Coie or with entities that disclose doing business

with Perkins Coie under subsection (a) of this section. To the

extent permitted by law, the heads of agencies shall:

(i) take appropriate steps to terminate any contract,

to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,

including the Federal Acquisition Regulation, for

which Perkins Coie has been hired to perform any

service;

(ii) otherwise align their agency funding decisions

with the interests of the citizens of the United

States; with the goals and priorities of my

Administration as expressed in executive actions,

especially Executive Order 14147 of January 20, 2025

(Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government);

and as heads of agencies deem appropriate. Within 30

days of the date of this order, all agencies shall

submit to the Director of the Office of Management and

Budget an assessment of contracts with Perkins Coie or

with entities that do business with Perkins Coie

effective as of the date of this order and any actions

taken with respect to those contracts in accordance

with this order.

Sec. 4. Racial Discrimination. (a) The Chair of the Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission shall review the practices of

representative large, influential, or industry leading law

firms for consistency with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of

1964, including whether large law firms: reserve certain

positions, such as summer associate spots, for individuals of

preferred races; promote individuals on a discriminatory basis;

permit client access on a discriminatory basis; or provide

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access to events, trainings, or travel on a discriminatory

basis.

(b) The Attorney General, in coordination with the Chair

of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and in

consultation with State Attorneys General as appropriate, shall

investigate the practices of large law firms as described in

subsection (a) of this section who do business with Federal

entities for compliance with race-based and sex-based non-

discrimination laws and take any additional actions the

Attorney General deems appropriate in light of the evidence

uncovered.

Sec. 5. Personnel. (a) The heads of all agencies shall, to

the extent permitted by law, provide guidance limiting official

access from Federal Government buildings to employees of

Perkins Coie when such access would threaten the national

security of or otherwise be inconsistent with the interests of

the United States. In addition, the heads of all agencies shall

provide guidance limiting Government employees acting in their

official capacity from engaging with Perkins Coie employees to

ensure consistency with the national security and other

interests of the United States.

(b) Agency officials shall, to the extent permitted by

law, refrain from hiring employees of Perkins Coie, absent a

waiver from the head of the agency, made in consultation with

the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, that such

hire will not threaten the national security of the United

States.

Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall

be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive

department or agency, or the head thereof; or

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(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of

Management and Budget relating to budgetary,

administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with

applicable law and subject to the availability of

appropriations.

(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any

right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law

or in equity by any party against the United States, its

departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or

agents, or any other person.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

    March 6, 2025.



