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Trump rescinds order targeting law firm after it makes $40m promise
President Donald Trump has rescinded an executive order targeting a prestigious international law firm after it promised to abandon diversity policies and provide $40m (£31m) worth of free legal work to support White House initiatives.
Trump withdraws order targeting Paul Weiss, says law firm promised free legal work
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is withdrawing an executive order that targeted law firm Paul Weiss, saying the firm "acknowledged the wrongdoing" of an attorney who investigated the president and has pledged $40 million in free legal work to support the administration.
Law Firm That Caved To Trump Is Ripped By Descendants Of Firm’s Patriarch
You traveled to Washington to surrender before you had even begun to fight," the family of the late Judge Simon Rifkind wrote to the chairman of Paul Weiss.
Federal judge blocks Trump's executive order targeting law firm
A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's new executive order punishing a prominent law firm, Susman Godfrey, that successfully sued Fox News for promoting false claims of election fraud. NBC News' Danny Cevallos breaks down the judge's reaction to Trump's order,
Judge blocks Trump administration from enforcing parts of executive order targeting law firm Susman Godfrey
President Trump has signed executive orders that seek to punish four major law firms for their legal work and lawyers who worked for them.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s ‘personal vendetta’ against law firm
The Susman Godfrey law firm succeeded in temporarily stopping the Trump administration from blocking its access to federal facilities and revoking government contracts.
Federal judge calls Trump's order targeting prominent law firm a 'shocking abuse of power'
Trump, three months into his term, has moved swiftly to use the powers of the presidency in unprecedented ways to punish, weaken and silence his enemies, experts say.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's order targeting law firm: 'Shocking abuse of power'
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., temporarily blocked Trump's recent executive order aimed at the law firm that has for years represented Dominion Voting Systems.
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Trump rescinds order targeting Paul, Weiss citing commitments from law firm
President Trump on Thursday rescinded an executive order he signed less than a week ago targeting the Paul, Weiss law firm, citing an agreement with the firm that includes pro bono ...
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Trump drops order against law firm after it pledges $40 million in legal services
President Donald Trump agreed to withdraw an executive order targeting law firm Paul Weiss' contracts and employee security clearances in exchange for a series of commitments from the ...
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Trump rescinds order targeting Paul Weiss after reaching deal with law firm
On March 14, Trump issued an executive order cutting ties between his administration and Paul Weiss. He said the move was made because the powerful New York City-based law firm was ...