The Trump administration has filed a motion to disqualify U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell from overseeing a high-profile lawsuit brought by the law firm Perkins Coie LLP, alleging that the judge's past statements and rulings reveal a pattern of bias against President Trump and his administration.

The Department of Justice asked a judge on Friday to recuse herself from a case involving President Donald Trump‘s fight with the Democratic-aligned law firm Perkins Coie, alleging she has shown a “pattern of hostility” toward Trump that renders her incapable of being impartial.

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 work for his political opponents.