US EditionLawyers Pounced as Trump Attacked Big Law Firm
- Donald Trump signed an executive order that punishes Jenner & Block for hiring Andrew Weissmann by limiting employees' access to federal buildings and stripping security clearances.
- This is part of Trump's broader campaign against law firms that he claims have attacked him, having already targeted Covington & Burling and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
- U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell temporarily blocked Trump's order, stating it caused 'little chills down my spine' and expressed concern for Perkins Coie's situation.
- The legal community has been criticized for a lack of strong public opposition, as many firms fear severe repercussions from Trump’s administration if they resist his directives.
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Trump proves once again he's a master of the art of intimidation
“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” —Dick the Butcher, Henry VIDonald Trump’s crusade against his opponent’s lawyers represents a new front in his war on the rule of law. In a series of moves that seem culled from the authoritarian playbooks of Tayyip Erdoğan, Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orbán abroad, and that harken back to the dark days of McCarthyism and the second Red Scare here at home, Trump has slapped three prominent priva…
Lawyers Pounced as Trump Attacked Big Law Firm
“President Trump’s executive order attacking Paul Weiss and severely restricting that law firm’s ability to represent its clients was widely seen by lawyers as a dangerous affront to the nation’s legal system,” the New York Times reports. “To rivals of Paul Weiss, it was an opportunity.” “Within days of Mr. Trump’s March 14 order, some of the biggest competitors were calling top lawyers at the beleaguered law firm — one of the nation’s most pres…
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