The Trump administration has deployed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in its effort to seek retribution against corporate law firms.

As Trump cracked down on law firms, many big firms remained silent or cut deals. Many lawyers and groups across the legal community are pushing back.

Law firms Perkins Coie and WilmerHale will ask federal judges in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to permanently bar President Donald Trump's executive orders against them, calling the measures acts of retaliation that violate U.