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Democrats and other lawyers have assailed law firms for striking such deals rather than fighting them in court, as three other firms are doing.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House budget director Russell Vought criticized Bates as an “unelected district court judge” who has “invaded the policy-making and free speech prerogatives of the...
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The executive orders signed by Mr. Trump treat the law firms as national security risks.

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Law firm Paul Weiss's pro bono leader resigns after Trump deal
The head of the pro bono practice at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison said on Wednesday he was resigning from the Wall Street law firm just weeks after it struck a deal with Republican U.S. President Donald Trump to escape an executive order imperiling its business.
Top Pro Bono Leader Resigns from Paul Weiss, a Firm Hit in Trump’s Crackdown on Big Law
Steven Banks, who once ran New York’s social services department, said he wanted to return to helping the homeless. He leaves within weeks of the elite firm striking a deal with President Trump.
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Why Paul Weiss Struck a Deal With Trump
The executive order put the firm at risk of a catastrophic ‘partner run’ and a death spiral.
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Some lawyers split with their firms over response to Trump's attacks
As most major law firms stay silent on U.S. President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the legal industry, some of the firms' lawyers are pushing back on their own.
Justice Department suggests US agencies are free to disregard judge's order in law firm dispute
The Justice Department has suggested to federal agencies that they are free to disregard a judge's ruling that halted enforcement of a White House executive order meant to punish a prominent law firm.
Jenner & Block, Law Firm Targeted by Trump, Files for Permanent Relief
The firm called the president’s executive order against it “a plain violation of the First Amendment.” WilmerHale is expected to file its own action opposing the administration.
NH law firm signs onto brief opposing Trump’s targeting of legal field
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Democrats press law firms on deals with Trump
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) are pressing the White House and six top law firms about alleged deals struck with the Trump administration to avoid getting
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Trump drops order against law firm after it pledges $40 million in legal services
President Donald Trump agreed to withdraw an executive order targeting law firm Paul Weiss' contracts and employee security clearances in exchange for a series of commitments from the firm ...
Trump targets law firm Susman Godfrey with executive order
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order targeting another large law firm, this time Susman Godfrey, on accusations of weaponizing the U.S. legal system.
Susman Godfrey Says It Will 'Fight' Executive Order, while White House Hints at $1B in Law Firm Deals
It’s the sixth presidential action against a large law firm, with the president signing executive orders against Perkins Coie; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Jenner & Block; and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. He also signed a presidential memo against Covington & Burling, suspending a partner’s security clearances.
Attorney General Bondi blasts judge who blocked executive order targeting law firm Trump sought to punish
Attorney General Pam Bondi railed against a federal judge who partially blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting the Jenner & Block law firm, telling government agencies to stop enforcing the order despite the “blatant overstepping of the judicial power,
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Trump’s Executive Orders Attack Big Law Firms
Trump attacks Big Law firms to settle his political grievances. Some firms capitulate and others go on the defensive.
Jenner and Wilmer Point to Trump’s Law Firm Deals in Bid to Block Executive Orders
The settlements have allowed [the president] to ‘build an unrivaled network of Lawyers’ to advance not the interests of their own clients, but instead the government’s chosen agenda,” Jenner said, citing Trump.
Trump signs executive order targeting law firm Susman Godfrey
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed his latest executive order against a prominent law firm, this time targeting Susman Godfrey, which represents Dominion Voting Systems in defamation cases related to the 2020 U.
'Muzzling the Executive': Trump admin says order targeting Hillary Clinton-linked law firm is 'straightforwardly legal' in seeking dismissal of lawsuit
The Trump administration implored a federal judge to toss a lawsuit filed by Perkins Coie over his allegedly unconstitutional executive order targeting the firm. The post ‘Muzzling the Executive’: Trump admin says order targeting Hillary Clinton-linked law firm is ‘straightforwardly legal’ in seeking dismissal of lawsuit first appeared on Law & Crime.
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