Chicago law firm fights Trump executive orders
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Chicago-based Jenner & Block is leading a counteroffensive on the front lines in a Washington federal court.
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order targeting the law firm Susman Godfrey that would prevent lawyers at the firm from accessing government resources and buildings, among oth...
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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.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi lambasted a federal judge who blocked the enforcement of parts of President Trump's executive action aimed at punishing the law firm Jenner & Block, and accused him of overstepping his authority.
Jenner & Block and WilmerHale on Tuesday asked federal judges to permanently block President Donald Trump’s executive orders against the law firms.
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.
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The Justice Department is sharply criticizing a judge who halted enforcement of a White House executive order meant to punish a prominent law firm
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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 ...
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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.