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Law Students Push Back On Firms That Have Capitulated To Trump

Trump is targeting law firms that have opposed him, including Perkins Coie and Willkie Farr & Gallagher, for providing $240 million in legal services to his administration.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris criticized law firms that have made agreements with Trump, emphasizing the importance of standing against clearly unconstitutional threats and describing her remarks as a call for courage in the face of political pressure.
Law firms like Perkins Coie and Willkie Farr are in a struggle against Trump's influence, with calls for a focused public strategy to support legal representation and the rule of law.
Attorney General Keith Ellison stated the need to win both in court and in public opinion, highlighting the balance required to effectively contest Trump's legal challenges.

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Business Insider

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Kamala Harris calls out organizations for 'capitulating' to Trump days after Doug Emhoff's law firm cut a deal with the White House

Former Vice President Kamala Harris called out organizations cutting deals with the White House in response to "clearly unconstitutional threats."Juliana Yamada/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesFormer Vice President Kamala Harris issued a stern rebuke of President Donald Trump.Harris also called out organizations that are cutting deals with the president.She did not name Big Law directly, but it isn't hard to read between the lines.Former Vice …

5 hours ago·United States

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Upward News

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Trump Is Winning the War on Big Law

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Boston Globe

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Trump picked a street fight with big law. Here’s how it can win. - The Boston Globe

Firms need to take a page from Trump’s playbook — simplify the facts, magnify the message, and terrorize Republicans in swing congressional districts. Only then will this stop.

14 hours ago·Boston, United States

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Forbes

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Law Students Push Back On Firms That Have Capitulated To Trump

Saddled with six figures in debt, students usually scramble for big law’s summer associate jobs and $200,000 plus starting salaries. This year, some are rethinking their choices and even pushing back

21 hours ago·United States

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WMNF

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Trump's Executive Orders Attack Big Law Firms

Lawyers Ryan Barack and Ron Weaver joined Shelley on MidPoint on Wednesday, April 2nd, to discuss President Trump’s Executive Orders and crusade against Big Law. We learned about the constitutional power and scope of Executive Orders and their limitations. The President’s power is not without limitation. Unfortunately, while Congress does have the authority to rein in a President’s power to issue and effectuate Executive Orders, the current Repu…

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Above the Law

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Some Biglaw Firms Are Choosing Their Bottom Lines Over The 'Costly' Defense Of The Rule Of Law - Above the Law

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. We do take an oath to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law. This is clearly antithetical to that. And you know what the problem is? It’s costly. And we’re not used to paying a price for our freedom. And we’re not used to paying the price for constitutional democracy. And we’ve deferred payment. — Professor Bill Henderson of Indiana University Maurer School of Law, in comments given…

1 day ago·United States

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