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Two Law Firms Sue Trump Administration Over Executive Orders, Another Cuts a Deal
The firms are among several prominent law firms to be targeted by the president.
Two more law firms targeted by Trump sue to block punishing executive orders
Jenner & Block and WilmerHale are now the second and third firms to fight Trump in court. Two law firms targeted by President Donald Trump sued Friday to bar enforcement of his executive orders seeking to shut them out of government business and strip key lawyers of their security clearances.
Law firm partners back Susman Godfrey in lawsuit over Trump executive order
An association of more than 700 partners at major U.S. law firms submitted a court brief on Friday supporting Susman Godfrey in its federal lawsuit challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order against the firm.
Two major law firms urge judges to permanently block Trump’s executive orders
Two major law firms have asked separate judges to permanently block President Donald Trump’s executive orders that were designed to punish them and harm their business operations.
US law firm Jenner asks court to permanently bar Trump executive order
U.S. law firm Jenner & Block will ask a judge on Monday to permanently bar U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order punishing the firm for its affiliation with a prosecutor who investigated ties between his 2016 campaign and Russia.
Donald Trump went after one of America's top law firms. Its decision to fight back took just two hours.
More than a month into Trump's war on Big Law, there is little evidence the four firms who chose to fight have suffered serious consequences.
The public is taking note of which law firms stand up to Trump
Jenner & Block is among law firms that have taken a principled approach by suing the Trump administration to block an executive order that threatens First Amendment rights. Meanwhile, lawyers are publicly quitting firms that have capitulated.
'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.
4 Big Law firms decided to fight the Trump administration in court — and they're winning
In each of the four lawsuits, federal judges quickly blocked the most consequential elements from each executive order.
Tong Backs Trump-Targeted Law Firm
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.
Law Students Track Firms That Have ‘Caved’ and ‘Stood Up’ to Trump
A group of law students from Georgetown University is indexing law firms’ responses to President Donald Trump’s orders to sanction legal practitioners he’s accused of engaging “in frivolous, unreasonable,
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Law firm Jenner & Block sues Trump administration over executive order
(Reuters) - The law firm Jenner & Block sued the U.S. government on Friday, seeking to block an executive order by President Donald Trump that suspended ... % of its revenue over the ...
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Law firm Jenner & Block sues over Trump executive order, becoming second firm to do so
A prominent Washington law firm targeted by President Donald Trump has sued to block an executive order that threatens its federal contracts and the security clearances of its employees.