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BumRushDaShow

(168,291 posts)
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 03:13 PM 18 hrs ago

Trump administration to drop defense of law firm sanctions [View all]

Last edited Mon Mar 2, 2026, 03:48 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: msn/WSJ

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The Trump administration plans to abandon its defense of the president’s executive orders sanctioning several law firms, according to people familiar with the matter. The Justice Department as soon as Monday is expected to drop its appeals of four trial-court rulings that struck down President Trump’s actions against law firms Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Perkins Coie, and Susman Godfrey.

Trump issued a string of executive orders last year against several law firms and individual lawyers that would have stripped security clearances, restricted their access to federal buildings and directed agencies to end any federal contracts with the firms and their clients.

The White House campaign sent a chill through the industry. Fear of the orders also prompted other large firms to make deals with the president, promising nearly $1 billion in pro bono work for causes favored by the administration. In targeting the firms, Trump cited their connections to his political rivals and criticized their diversity initiatives and pro bono work advocating for immigrants, transgender rights and voting protections.

Several firms sued to challenge the orders, arguing they were unconstitutional retaliation and an abuse of executive power. The firms said the orders would be devastating to their business and that they risked losing lucrative clients that work with the federal government.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-administration-to-drop-defense-of-law-firm-sanctions/ar-AA1XnIr6



Just breaking.

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anyone bending at the knee for this fascist fuck needs to go out of business Skittles 18 hrs ago #1
Gathering as many "references" that I can find right now to add to the OP! BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #3
Trump DOJ gives up on order punishing law firms: report LetMyPeopleVote 18 hrs ago #2
WHO would want to do business with those who immediately caved to Trump? Skittles 18 hrs ago #4
Apparently those who caved not only lost business BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #5
can you imagine how humiliating it would be for any true patriot Skittles 17 hrs ago #6
They can join the ranks of the infamous BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #7
Or "Not what they believed they were agreeing to?" vanlassie 16 hrs ago #9
So, I wonder how the firms Miguelito Loveless 17 hrs ago #8
MaddowBlog-Justice Department to throw in the towel on Trump's campaign against law firms LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #10
I started my career at Wilmer more than 40 years ago. onenote 11 hrs ago #14
Those who bent the knee weren't exactly advertising their skill in the law, were they? muriel_volestrangler 14 hrs ago #11
Kirkland & Ellis is facing new questions about its deal with President Donald Trump, including the part that Trump advis LetMyPeopleVote 13 hrs ago #12
'Great villains': Law firms that 'groveled' to Trump scorched as revenge bid dropped LetMyPeopleVote 13 hrs ago #13
Trump's attempt to strip several progressive law firms and individual lawyers of security clearances and federal contrac riversedge 5 hrs ago #15
Can these law firms now sue Trump Old Crank 3 hrs ago #16
It sure seems he can dump on others Old Crank 3 hrs ago #17
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