Trump Close to Winning Concessions From More Law Firms
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Trump Close to Winning Concessions From More Law Firms

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump is planning to announce new deals with several of the nation’s top law firms requiring them to offer legal support for some of his favored causes, according to people with knowledge of the matter. In a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Mr….

Opinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump
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Opinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In his attacks on law firms, universities and other American institutions, President Trump is relying on an illusion. The illusion is that the institutions are powerless to fight back and that they face a choice between principle and survival. These institutions do not…

In Trump’s Fight With Perkins Coie, the Richest Firms Are Staying Quiet
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In Trump’s Fight With Perkins Coie, the Richest Firms Are Staying Quiet

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines They are among the nation’s richest law firms, and they employ some of the most loquacious litigators. But with their industry under attack from President Trump, most of these leaders of Big Law are not speaking up to defend one of their own….

Law Firm Skadden Arps Seeks Deal to Avert Trump Executive Order
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Law Firm Skadden Arps Seeks Deal to Avert Trump Executive Order

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The elite law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has had discussions with President Trump’s advisers about a deal to avert the type of executive order that the White House has been imposing on many of its competitors, according to five people…

Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting New Law Firm, Jenner & Block
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Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting New Law Firm, Jenner & Block

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump initiated a fresh attack on lawyers on Tuesday, singling out a firm where a former prosecutor who investigated him once worked as the White House pursues vengeance against the profession he blames for his legal troubles. An executive order from Mr….

With New Decree, Trump Threatens Lawyers and Law Firms
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With New Decree, Trump Threatens Lawyers and Law Firms

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump broadened his campaign of retaliation against lawyers he dislikes with a new memorandum that threatens to use government power to punish any law firms that, in his view, unfairly challenge his administration. The memorandum directs the heads of the Justice and…

Trump’s Revenge on Law Firms Seen as Undermining Justice System
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Trump’s Revenge on Law Firms Seen as Undermining Justice System

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s retribution campaign against law firms, legal experts and analysts say, is undermining a central tenet of the American legal system — the right to a lawyer to argue vigorously on one’s behalf. With the stroke of a pen last week, Mr….

Opinion | Pardons and Paybacks Are Trump’s Two Modes of Justice
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Opinion | Pardons and Paybacks Are Trump’s Two Modes of Justice

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Payback and projection have long been two of President Trump’s touchstones. He settles scores in return for every perceived slight and accuses his targets of what he has done himself. In his second term, that approach has bled into the law, with perilous…

Opinion | The MAGA Culture War Comes for Georgetown Law
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Opinion | The MAGA Culture War Comes for Georgetown Law

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines This might sound like a funny thing to say, but I’ve rarely read a more unconstitutional letter. On Monday, Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, sent the dean of Georgetown University Law Center, a Catholic law school, a…