US EditionLaw firms, universities and now civil society groups are in Trump's sights for punitive action
- President Trump initiated executive orders to target law firms in late February.
- Trump believes these firms weaponize the justice system and undermine national interests.
- The orders threatened firms' security clearances, federal contracts, and access to buildings.
- Lourdes Rosado stated this action sets a dangerous precedent of political interference.
- Firms now hesitate on pro bono cases due to political considerations and potential ramifications.
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Grand Forks Herald
Plain Talk: 'I couldn't care less that this comes from Donald Trump'
MINOT — Dane DeKrey is a criminal defense attorney with the Moorhead-based lawfirm Ringstrom Dekrey. He recently signed onto an amicus brief in a legal fight over an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that exacts retribution on a law firm Trump feels has wronged him. It does so by, among other punitive measures, revoking the firm's security clearances and prohibiting its personnel from entering government buildings. In his order, T…
Trump’s Political Targeting of the Legal Profession Is an Attack on the First Amendment - American Oversight
Since the first day of his administration, President Trump has been testing the bounds of executive power, from issuing overreaching executive orders to asserting control over independent agencies and abusing the powers of his office to target those who oppose him politically. Among the many perceived enemies subject to his retribution are certain law firms, representing an attack not just on members of the legal profession but on the rule of la…
Law firms, universities, civil society groups in Trump’s sights for punitive action
WASHINGTON — First the nation’s top law firms. Then its premier universities. Now, President Donald Trump is leaning on the advocacy groups that underpin U.S. civil society. Trump said Thursday that the administration is looking at the tax-exempt status not just of Harvard, but environmental groups and specifically the ethics watchdog organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW. It could be a devastating financial …
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Law firms, universities and now civil society groups are in Trump's sights for punitive action
First, the nation’s top law firms. Then its premier universities. Now, President Donald Trump is threatening the advocacy groups that underpin U.S. civil society.
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