U.S. District Judge Myong Joun sided with Colorado and seven other states that had requested a temporary restraining order.

WASHINGTON—A federal judge blocked most of a White House executive order punishing Perkins Coie, saying the administration had put itself at odds with the First Amendment by targeting the law firm based on President Trump’s dislike of its clients’ political positions.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily halt some of the penalties it levied on a law firm linked to Democratic causes that are unpopular with the president. Last week, Trump signed an executive order deeming the firm a national security risk.

A judge in Maryland has blocked for now the mass firings of probationary federal workers and ordered thousands of fired probationary workers to be reinstated, marking the second decision of its kind in a day.

A cyclist shows support to demonstrators participating in a protest against the mass firings employees in a campaign by President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk to radically cut back the U.S.