Law firms fighting Trump to ask judges to permanently block executive orders

'She's got a bad case of it': Trump lashes out against 'sick' judge who ruled against him

President Donald Trump lashed out at U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, an Obama appointee hearing a lawsuit over an executive order against law firm Perkins Coie. In a Wednesday message posted on his Truth Social platform, Trump called Howell an "unmitigated train wreck" after she declined to re...

Why Trump’s fight with Big Law has some defenders in the legal world

President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against the country’s elite law firms has sent shock waves through Washington. Defenders of the effort say that’s a good thing.Trump’s threatened or actual executive orders stripping Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Paul Weiss, and other firms of government access, absent pledges from the firms to devote resources to cases deemed acceptable by the Trump administration, have drawn fierce critici…

Law firms fighting Trump to ask judges to permanently block executive orders

Two major law firms are set to ask separate judges to permanently block President Donald Trump's executive orders that were designed to punish them and cripple their business operations.

'There Are A Lot Of Fears': Law Schools Are Getting Really Anxious About Trump's Stranglehold On The Rule Of Law - Above the Law

(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I think [the legal community is] worried that there’s going to be a loss of independence. People worry that they won’t be able to say certain things, that lawyers won’t be able to represent certain people, that judges will be intimidated for doing certain things. There are a lot of fears. From the outside, it looks like the administration has decided to…

Law firms opposing Trump seek court order to nullify executive orders

Two major law firms are expected to ask separate judges on Wednesday to permanently block President Donald Trump’s executive orders that were designed to punish them and hurt their business operations. The firms — Perkins Coie and WilmerHale — have said the orders imposed in March are unconstitutional assaults on the legal profession that threaten their relationships with clients and retaliate […]

Law firms fighting Trump seek court rulings to block executive orders permanently

The firm argued that the Constitution does not give elected officials the authority to penalize attorneys simply for representing clients with opposing political views.