Over 500 Law Firms Unite Against Trump's Executive Orders Targeting Legal Community

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NH law firm signs onto brief opposing Trump’s targeting of legal field

Shaheen & Gordon joined an amicus brief that includes more than 500 law firms who contend Trump’s recent executive orders against prominent firms with Democratic ties are a blow to the rule of law.

Berkeley Law faculty: The rule of law is under threat

Over 90 faculty members at UC Berkeley Law signed an open letter condemning efforts to undermine basic legal norms.

SLS faculty condemn Trump administration’s attacks on ‘rule of law’

Stanford Law School (SLS) faculty signed an open letter condemning President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on the “rule of law” March 31 The letter, which was signed by 50 SLS faculty members, cited political threats to judges, the use of the Justice Department to pursue personal agendas and Trump’s retaliation toward law firms who “represent clients and causes he doesn’t like.” The latter point references Trump’s issuing of a memorandum March 2…

More Than 500 Law Firms and 300 Judges Condemn Trump’s Executive Order Targeting Perkins Coie

Over 500 law firms and 300 retired judges have come together to oppose President Trump’s executive order aimed at Perkins Coie, a major law firm. The order, which targets the firm for its work with Democrats, strips its employees of security clearances and cuts off government ties. The lawyers and judges filed two friend-of-the-court (amicus) briefs in support of Perkins Coie, urging the courts to block the order. They argue that the order is an…

Evan Falchuk: It’s time to defend the guardrails of democracy

By Evan Falchuk Lawyers know that President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting individual law firms, and now, the entire legal profession, are illegal and unconstitutional. The situation puts a choice to every lawyer and every law firm. Do you fight — speak out and act out against this lawless behavior? Or do you accommodate it, keep your head down, and wait for the storm to pass? The answer is to fight. Here’s why — and here’s what lawye…