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The New York Times |
President Trump’s executive order attacking Paul Weiss and severely restricting that law firm’s ability to represent its clients was widely seen by lawyers as a dangerous affront to the nation’s lega...
MSNBC |
Pres. Trump is targeting law firms for employing attorneys who previously worked on cases involving the president.
The New York Times |
Federal judges dealt twin blows to President Trump’s retaliation campaign on Friday by issuing temporary restraining orders blocking much of his executive orders targeting two major law firms that par...

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Rivals Pounce on Paul Weiss, a Top Law Firm, After Trump’s Order
Fears that competitors could take its top rainmaking talent added to the law firm’s worries about a Trump executive order that targeted it.
Some law firms are fighting back against Trump. Paul Weiss isn't one of them.
Trump's pressure campaign — which lawyers and scholars say is an unprecedented threat to the legal community — shows no sign of letting up.
Big Law’s Big Lawyer to Fight Trump Is a Conservative Superstar
He is, by most accounts, a LeBron James of lawyers – a master who’s handled more Supreme Court cases than just about anyone else in recent history.
Trump War on Big Law Threatens the Future of Law in America
Pres. Trump is targeting law firms for employing attorneys who previously worked on cases involving the president. Katie Phang is joined by Atty. Rachel Cohen, a former Skadden Arps associate who resigned in protest of the firm's handling of threats from Trump.
Judge says he is inclined to block enforcement of Trump order against law firm WilmerHale
A U.S. judge on Friday said he is inclined to temporarily block Republican President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing his order targeting prominent Washington law firm WilmerHale over its work for Democrats and its connection to a special counsel who investigated him.
Two major law firms sue Trump administration over executive orders targeting them
Jenner and Block and WilmerHale are suing President Trump over executive orders targeting the firms for their clients and work, saying they undermine the overall legal system.
Trump Administration Highlights: Judges Rule Against Orders Punishing Law Firms
Federal judges dealt twin blows to President Trump’s retaliation campaign on Friday by issuing temporary restraining orders blocking much of his executive orders targeting two major law firms that participated in investigations of him,
Judges pause Trump order punishing law firms linked to Mueller investigation
Jenner & Block and WilmerHale had employees linked to the Mueller investigation, which provoked Trump in part to punish them.
Trump adds another firm, WilmerHale, to his Big Law vendetta
Trump escalated his targeting of Big Law firms with new executive order Thursday revoking security clearance and contracts for WilmerHale.
In the Halls of Power, Trump’s Demands Force Agonizing Choices
Leaders at top-flight law firms, Columbia University and inside City Hall are weighing decisions that pit the fates of their institutions against their own reputations.
Paul Rudd Jabs Trump for Spilling ‘Military Secrets’
Paul Rudd is staying tight-lipped about his recently announced role in Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday, which is more than he could say for Donald Trump’s top security officials and their “group chat.” Jimmy Fallon asked Rudd about Marvel’s announcement that he would be reprising his Ant-Man role in the new film,
What this Paul Weiss boss got wrong — and right — in his email to staff about the Trump deal
The head of law firm Paul Weiss sent a lengthy email to staffers defending the firm's negotiated deal with President Trump. It's not clear it worked.
Paul Weiss' Capitulation to Trump Sparks Panic Among Legal Industry
Trump's executive order blocking the law firm from federal contacts was an "existential threat," its chair told staff.
Trump is not 'dictating' legal work in Paul Weiss deal, chairman says
Paul Weiss Chairman Brad Karp said in a letter to its lawyers and staff on Sunday that the Trump administration would not be "dictating" what free legal work the powerful Wall Street law firm would provide under a deal it struck with the White House last week.
Read the email Paul Weiss Chairman Brad Karp sent to staff after striking a deal with Trump: 'Clients perceived our firm as being persona non grata'
Paul Weiss' chairman, Brad Karp, sent an email to employees on Sunday explaining why the law firm struck a deal with President Donald Trump last week.
Paul Lisnek on an Atlantic journalist being mistakenly added to a chat of senior Trump officials and more
WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined WGN Evening News to discuss several big political stories from the week. This week’s topics include Atlantic Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg being mistakenly added to a group chat of senior Trump officials,
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