The administration told a court on Monday that it was abandoning its defense of executive orders targeting the firms. But on Tuesday, the Justice Department abruptly changed its position.
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Trump Administration Abandons Efforts to Impose Executive Orders on Law Firms
The move amounts to a surrender in a clash that has led many law firms to submit to the president rather than face the threat of his executive orders.
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Big Law Firms Bowed to Trump. A Corps of ‘Little Guys’ Jumped in to Fight Him.
Solo practitioners, former government litigators and small law offices stepped up to help challenge the Trump administration’s agenda in court after the White House sought to punish many big firms.
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Paul Weiss Loses Another Prominent Lawyer in Wake of Trump Deal
Damian Williams joined Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison in January shortly after stepping down as one of the nation’s top federal prosecutors. He is taking a job with Jenner & Block.
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Five More Big Law Firms Reach Deals With Trump
Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft agreed to do free legal work on causes the White House supports.
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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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Law Firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale Sue Trump Administration to Block Executive Orders
President Trump has targeted big law firms that he claims have “weaponized” the legal system. On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court.
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Big Law Firms Sue to Stop Trump’s Executive Orders Against Them
President Trump has targeted big law firms that he claims have “weaponized” the legal system. On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court.
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Law Firm Skadden Arps Seeks Deal to Avert Trump Executive Order
The discussions come as other major firms are said to be trying to cut deals with the White House.