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Jenner & Block is leading a counteroffensive on the front lines in a Washington federal court.
From Chicago Tribune
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.
From Reuters
It's part of a continuing and dangerous pattern of government officials abusing power to penalize opponents' opinions and activities.
From AOL
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President Trump has issued executive orders that seek to punish major law firms involved in legal challenges to his second-term agenda.
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.
Jenner & Block and WilmerHale on Tuesday asked federal judges to permanently block President Donald Trump’s executive orders against the law firms.
The Hill on MSN12d
Federal judges temporarily block Trump’s executive orders targeting two major law firmsTwo federal judges temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive orders targeting two major law firms, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale, on Friday. The orders come as the Trump administration has sought to crack down on law firms with perceived ties to ...
Signed by both former federal and state court judges, including those from local supreme courts, the brief advocates for the freedom of attorneys to take on clients.
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