What happened to the DOE surveillance program after federal courts blocked the disclosure requests with injunctions?

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After the D.C. District Court issued temporary restraining orders barring enforcement of Trump’s law-firm disclosure provisions—including Judge John D. Bates’s March 28, 2025 order in Perkins Coie v. DOJ—the Department of Energy quietly rescinded its April 7 surveillance directive. In an April 9, 2025 email, DOE’s Office of Acquisition Management instructed employees to “cease making any further inquiries” into contractors’ relationships with WilmerHale, Jenner & Block, Perkins Coie, and Covington & Burling, and to forward any responses already received to the Office of General Counsel pending further litigation (Energy Dept. Instructs Employees to Gather Info on Deals with Law Firms - Lawfare Institute).

What happened to the DOE surveillance program after federal courts blocked the disclosure requests with injunctions?

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