Order byBest matchMost fresh

Law firm Paul Weiss's pro Bono leader resigns

Digest more
Top News
Impacts
A leader of the pro bono practice at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison is resigning from the law firm, within weeks of the elite firm striking a deal with President Trump to lift an executive ...
From The New York Times
Trump to date has signed executive orders targeting five firms, including orders that restricted their lawyers' access to government officials and threatened to cancel federal contracts held by their ...
From Reuters

Read more on News Digest

Top Pro Bono Leader Resigns from Paul Weiss, a Firm Hit in Trump’s Crackdown on Big Law
Steven Banks, who once ran New York’s social services department, said he wanted to return to helping the homeless. He leaves within weeks of the elite firm striking a deal with President Trump.
Law firm Paul Weiss's pro bono leader resigns after Trump deal
The head of the pro bono practice at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison said on Wednesday he was resigning from the Wall Street law firm just weeks after it struck a deal with Republican U.S. President Donald Trump to escape an executive order imperiling its business.
Why Paul Weiss Struck a Deal With Trump
The executive order put the firm at risk of a catastrophic ‘partner run’ and a death spiral.
Some lawyers split with their firms over response to Trump's attacks
As most major law firms stay silent on U.S. President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the legal industry, some of the firms' lawyers are pushing back on their own.
Democrats press law firms on deals with Trump
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) are pressing the White House and six top law firms about alleged deals struck with the Trump administration to avoid getting
Jenner & Block, Law Firm Targeted by Trump, Files for Permanent Relief
The firm called the president’s executive order against it “a plain violation of the First Amendment.” WilmerHale is expected to file its own action opposing the administration.

Donald Trump, Susman Godfrey and executive order

Digest more
Top News
Overview
Impacts
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order targeting another large law firm, this time Susman Godfrey, on accusations of weaponizing the U.S. legal system.
From UPI
The House passed legislation Wednesday mostly along party lines that limits the authority of federal district judges to issue nationwide orders, as Republicans react to several court rulings against ...
From U.S. News & World Report
The legal fight over these firings has emerged as a key test of Trump's efforts to bring federal agencies meant by Congress to be independent from the president under his control.
From U.S. News & World Report

Read more on News Digest

Trump targets law firm Susman Godfrey with executive order
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order targeting another large law firm, this time Susman Godfrey, on accusations of weaponizing the U.S. legal system.
Attorney General Bondi blasts judge who blocked executive order targeting law firm Trump sought to punish
Attorney General Pam Bondi railed against a federal judge who partially blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting the Jenner & Block law firm, telling government agencies to stop enforcing the order despite the “blatant overstepping of the judicial power,
Trump signs executive order targeting law firm Susman Godfrey
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed his latest executive order punishing a prominent law firm, this time targeting Susman Godfrey.The order suspends any security clearances held by Susman Godfrey lawyers,
Republican-Led House Passes Bill to Limit Nationwide Orders From Federal District Judges
The House passed legislation Wednesday mostly along party lines that limits the authority of federal district judges to issue nationwide orders, as Republicans react to several court rulings against the Trump administration.
Appeals court clears way for Trump to restart mass firings of probationary workers
A three-judge panel said the Democratic attorneys general who brought the case appeared to lack the legal standing to do so.
Trump Administration can resume some deportations under Alien Enemies Act | The Excerpt
Plus: The U.S. stock market had a turbulent day after President Trump's newly imposed tariffs went into effect over the weekend.
Trump Asks US Supreme Court to Let Him Remove Democratic Members From Labor Boards for Now
Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let him remove Democratic members from two federal labor boards while legal fights over the Republican president's dismissals of them play out.
Trump plans to fine migrants $998 a day for failing to leave after deportation order
The Trump administration plans to fine migrants under deportation orders up to $998 a day if they fail to leave the U.S., according to documents reviewed by Reuters.
Supreme Court Allows Trump’s Firings of Independent Agency Board Members to Take Effect, for Now
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to oust two board members who oversee independent agencies, for now
USA Today19d
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 firm ...
Susman Godfrey the Target of Latest Executive Order, while White House Hints at $1B in Deals
It’s the sixth presidential action against a large law firm, with the president signing executive orders against Perkins Coie; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Jenner & Block; and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. He also signed a presidential memo against Covington & Burling, suspending a partner’s security clearances.
WMNF6dOpinion
Trump’s Executive Orders Attack Big Law Firms
Trump attacks Big Law firms to settle his political grievances. Some firms capitulate and others go on the defensive.
Opinion
Second major law firm capitulates to Trump while two others block him in court
Skadden Arps, the world’s fifth largest law firm, capitulated to Trump while two smaller firms obtained temporary restraining orders against his fascistic executive decrees.
Jenner and Wilmer Point to Trump’s Law Firm Deals in Bid to Block Executive Orders
The settlements have allowed [the president] to ‘build an unrivaled network of Lawyers’ to advance not the interests of their own clients, but instead the government’s chosen agenda,” Jenner said, citing Trump.
'Muzzling the Executive': Trump admin says order targeting Hillary Clinton-linked law firm is 'straightforwardly legal' in seeking dismissal of lawsuit
The Trump administration implored a federal judge to toss a lawsuit filed by Perkins Coie over his allegedly unconstitutional executive order targeting the firm. The post ‘Muzzling the Executive’: Trump admin says order targeting Hillary Clinton-linked law firm is ‘straightforwardly legal’ in seeking dismissal of lawsuit first appeared on Law & Crime.
Feedback