President Trump’s announcement that he was making the Fox News host Jeanine Pirro the interim U.S. attorney in Washington has raised questions about whether he […]
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Trump’s Order Targeting Law Firm Perkins Coie Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
A federal judge ruled on Friday that an executive order President Trump signed in March targeting the law firm Perkins Coie was unconstitutional and directed […]
Harvard Hires Conservative Lawyers to Fight Trump Administration
A former Texas solicitor general who argued in favor of abortion restrictions. Two former clerks to Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the Supreme Court’s most […]
On California’s State Bar Exam, More Questions Than Answers
Thousands of people took the new California bar exam in February, ready to the join the ranks of the state’s 195,000 lawyers. But a series […]
Judge Rejects Lawsuit With Dragon Logo, Calling It ‘Juvenile and Impertinent’
A purple dragon dressed in a business suit seemed like a natural choice for a logo when Jacob A. Perrone, a lawyer in East Lansing, […]
Opinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump
In his attacks on law firms, universities and other American institutions, President Trump is relying on an illusion. The illusion is that the institutions are […]
Who Is Susan Crawford, the Liberal Judge Who Won Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Race?
Judge Susan Crawford won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, defeating Judge Brad Schimel, who was backed by President Trump, and overcoming […]
Head of Paul, Weiss Says Firm Would Not Have Survived Without Deal With Trump
The head of the elite New York law firm that cut a highly criticized deal with President Trump last week asserted on Sunday that he […]
With New Decree, Trump Threatens Lawyers and Law Firms
President Trump broadened his campaign of retaliation against lawyers he dislikes with a new memorandum that threatens to use government power to punish any law […]
How a Major Democratic Law Firm Ended Up Bowing to Trump
Since President Trump’s first term, Brad S. Karp, the chairman of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, championed himself as a bulwark […]