Trump Appeals Ruling Blocking Executive Order Against Perkins Coie

The administration appears to have decided to press forward with its fight against top law firms despite numerous defeats.

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Above the Law Is Where Lawyers Mock Firms Bowing to Trump

Above the Law, a legal industry website with a long history of skewering the nation’s most elite firms, has found a moment and plenty of inside tipsters.

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Law Firms Fighting Back Against Trump Report Security Clearance Suspensions

WilmerHale and Jenner & Block pleaded with the courts to intervene as the Justice Department moved to implement President Trump’s orders targeting their business.

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Trump’s Order Targeting Law Firm Perkins Coie Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules

The decision marked the first time a federal judge permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an order to punish law firms he opposes politically.

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In Suits and Ties, Lawyers Protest Trump’s Attacks on the Legal System

The National Law Day of Action, which drew roughly 1,500 people in New York City, was organized to resist the president’s threats against judges and the nation’s jurisprudence.

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Big Law Firms Fighting Trump’s Blacklist Seek Quick and Permanent Relief

Perkins Coie and WilmerHale hope to convince a pair of federal judges on Wednesday that President Trump’s threats to their business are blatantly unconstitutional.

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Trump Close to Winning Concessions From More Law Firms

Four or five firms could soon agree to deals that would be unveiled as a package, in an escalation of the president’s crackdown on an industry that has drawn his ire.

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How Trump Is Putting Law Firms in a No-Win Situation

As Willkie Farr & Gallagher learned, cutting a deal with the White House can avert a financially punitive executive order. But doing so can draw internal rebukes and external criticism.

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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.

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

Law firms and universities do not need to capitulate. Here’s how they can fight back.

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