The Justice Department told a federal appeals court Tuesday that it will continue defending President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting several prominent law firms — a sharp reversal less than 24 hours after informing the same court it planned to abandon the appeal. In a brief filing to the U.S. …
Read More »Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Executive Order Targeting Top Law Firm
A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Trump administration executive order that sought to penalize WilmerHale, one of the nation’s most prominent law firms, delivering the third judicial rebuke this month to former President Donald Trump’s campaign against legal institutions. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon permanently blocked the executive …
Read More »Trump Strikes Deals With Major Law Firms to Avoid Sanctions, Deliver $600M in Free Legal Work
President Donald Trump announced Friday that five major law firms have agreed to provide more than $600 million in free legal services to causes supported by his administration — in exchange for avoiding punitive executive orders. The deals mark a dramatic escalation in Trump’s campaign to reshape the legal industry …
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