A federal judge on Wednesday refused the Trump administration’s demand to step aside from overseeing Perkins Coie’s lawsuit challenging the president’s targeting of the major law firm. U.S.

A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration's request that she recuse herself from a case challenging a presidential executive order, lambasting the government for attacking the federal judicial system.

The move to disqualify the judge was emblematic of the Trump administration’s broader attacks on the federal judiciary, which in recent weeks has pushed back against executive actions.