OUR VIEW: Attacks on Big Law, colleges cause concern

Law Students Getting In On The Amicus Brief Action Challenging Trump Executive Order - Above the Law

When Donald Trump decided to attack Biglaw firms through a series of (likely unconstitutional) Executive Orders designed to extract a financial penalty for earning his displeasure and refusing to bend a knee, he was going after the rule of law, not just the firms targeted. So when firms have decided to fight the EOs — Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, and Susman Godfrey filed lawsuits challenging the orders — it sparked the interest of m…

Legal Coalition Challenges Trump’s Use Of Executive Orders To Retaliate Against More Law Firms & Erode Checks & Balances

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A broad coalition of legal and civil liberties organizations is once again challenging President Trump’s use of executive orders to retaliate against law firms that he perceives as political opponents, suppress opposition and chill lawful First Amendment activity. The coalition, which includes the ACLU, ACLU of DC, CATO, Electronic Frontier Foundation, FIRE, …

OUR VIEW: Attacks on Big Law, colleges cause concern

The Nonpareil writes in an editorial that capitulation to President Donald Trump's executive orders only fanning the flames for further abuse of power.

Civil liberties groups striking back at Trump's attempts to silence dissent - The Strident Conservative ™

In response to Trump's attempts to silence dissent, a broad coalition of eleven legal and civil liberties organizations are striking back.