Tong Backs Trump-Targeted Law Firm

A New Hero Among Law Firms Refusing to Bend the Knee -- Perkins Coie

Raw Story has a great piece on how the law firm Perkins Coie is going all “scorched-earth” in their lawsuit against Trump’s DOJ: Perkins Coie is one of a number of firms that Trump has targeted with an executive order for representing anti-Trump...

More than 700 ‘Big Law’ partners file brief supporting firm Susman Godfrey in suit against Trump administration

An association of more than 700 partners at major American law firms filed a brief on Friday in support of firm Susman Godfrey’s lawsuit against the Trump administration. The partners argue that recent Executive Orders exceed the president’s authority and violate the First, Fifth, and Sixth amendments of the US Constitution. Law Firm Partners United (LFPU) is a collection of partners at the 200 largest US law firms by revenue. The group was form…

'Ready to fight': How one major firm refuses to be bullied by Trump

Since returning to The White House, President Donald Trump has embraced a new tactic: using executive orders to bully and make life difficult for law firms that have represented clients he views as political adversaries.The major firms Trump targeted include Perkins Coie; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Susman Godfrey; and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Full disclosure: this journalist's mother was employed by Skadden, Arps duri…

Morning Docket: 04.28.25 - Above the Law

* Partners come out in defense of Susman Godfrey in suit against Trump. [Reuters] * S&C trying to downplay their role as collaborator-in-chief. [American Lawyer] * Supreme Court considering constitutionality of diverting public school funding to religious schools. [Bloomberg Law News] * A look back at the journey George Santos took from Congress to prison. [AP] * Kneedler’s final argument draws standing ovation at Supreme Court. [NY Times] * Nik…

Tong Backs Trump-Targeted Law Firm

HARTFORD, CT — Attorney General William Tong has joined 20 attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of law firm Susman Godfrey, which is challenging what Tong called an unconstitutional presidential order issued as retribution against the firm for representing clients in the aftermath of the 2020 election and defending the integrity of that election.

Attorney General Bonta Condemns Trump Administration Campaign to Silence Legal Sector, Files Brief in Support of Susman Godfrey

California Attorney General Rob Bonta , along with 21 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of Susman Godfrey LLP’s lawsuit seeking to block the Trump Administration from retaliating against the firm and its attorneys. The Trump Administration’s actions against Susman Godfrey are part of a larger campaign by President Trump to silence lawyers and law firms that represent individuals and causes that he does not agree with. In the am…