President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to cut ties with law firm WilmerHale in an executive order Thursday, the latest salvo in his war on major U.S. law firms. Washington-based WilmerHale is the latest firm Trump has taken aim at following separate actions targeting Perkins Coie,
WilmerHale and Jenner & Block say Trump's executive orders targeting Big Law are unconstitutional and harm their business.
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Standing up to bullies is the best way to deal with the administration. By backing down, Paul Weiss feeds the beast and encourages more of the kind of bullying that the White House has used against it. The first domino has fallen. Sadly, others will soon follow.
President Trump has taken aim at law firms that he believes have wronged him. Here's how they've responded.
The agreement language sent to Paul Weiss staff has some major differences from what Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, like no mention of DEI.
Trump's executive order blocking the law firm from federal contacts was an "existential threat," its chair told staff.
Powerful Wall Street law firm Paul Weiss faced heavy criticism on Friday over a deal it struck with the White House to escape an executive order imperiling its business, even as some lawyers said the firm faced few other options.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is withdrawing an executive order that targeted law firm Paul Weiss, saying the firm "acknowledged the wrongdoing" of an attorney who investigated the president and has pledged $40 million in free legal work to support the administration.
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Sportico on MSNTrump, Paul Weiss Deal Unsettles Elite Law Firms With Sports TiesPresident Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he revoked an executive order, issued on March 14, that suspended security clearances for attorneys at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (Paul Weiss),