54 h. ago Judges block Trump executive orders targeting another two law firms

Lawyers are arguing that Trump’s vengeful orders amount to an assault on the foundations of the legal system and are an unconstitutional retaliation by the president.

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63 h. ago Trump’s newest law firm target is where FBI foe Robert Mueller once worked

WilmerHale and Jenner & Bock have sued the Trump administration over the orders

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65 h. ago Another top US law firm strikes deal with Trump to avoid being targeted – US politics live

Law firm criticized by Elon Musk agrees to $100m in pro bono legal work for the federal government amid criticism of top law firms caving to pressureBig law firms being threatened by Trump face pressure to speak outVance Greenland visit – live updatesCanadian prime minister Mark Carney and Donald Trump’s first phone call will take place this morning, a source with knowledge of the matter has told Radio-Canada.It will be their first conversation as leaders and comes days after Trump announced plans to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on cars from overseas, a move Carney condemned as a “direct attack” on Canadian workers. Trump later threatened further tariffs if the EU worked with Canada “in order to do economic harm to the USA”. Carney said:We will defend our workers, we will defend our companies, we will defend our country, and we will defend it together.I’m available for a call, but you know, we’re going to talk on our terms as a sovereign country, not as what he pretends we are. Conti...

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68 h. ago Two law firms targeted by Trump sue over executive orders that sought to punish them

Two prominent law firms targeted by the White House are filing lawsuits over virtually identical executive orders, pushing back over edicts meant to punish them over their association with attorneys who have previously investigated President Donald Trump

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69 h. ago Another law firm targeted by Trump sues to block punishing executive order – live

Law firm Jenner & Block sues Trump administration seeking to block executive order that would halt the firm’s business with the government and revoke security clearancesCanadian prime minister Mark Carney and Donald Trump’s first phone call will take place this morning, a source with knowledge of the matter has told Radio-Canada.It will be their first conversation as leaders and comes days after Trump announced plans to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on cars from overseas, a move Carney condemned as a “direct attack” on Canadian workers. Trump later threatened further tariffs if the EU worked with Canada “in order to do economic harm to the USA”. Carney said:We will defend our workers, we will defend our companies, we will defend our country, and we will defend it together.I’m available for a call, but you know, we’re going to talk on our terms as a sovereign country, not as what he pretends we are. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘A capitalistic cowardice’: big law firms being threatened by Trump face pressure to speak out

Trump signed executive orders aimed at firms challenging his administration’s priorities, roiling the legal communityDonald Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms and attorneys who challenge his priorities are roiling the legal community, with some capitulating to the administration’s demands amid mounting pressure on the US’s biggest firms to speak out.The president signed an executive order on Tuesday targeting the firm Jenner & Block over its previous employment of Andrew Weissmann, a prosecutor who worked on Robert Mueller’s investigation into Trump’s connections to Russia. The order came after Trump issued similar executive orders targeting three other firms – Covington and Burling, Perkins Coie, and Paul Weiss – over their representation of his political rivals. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Law firm sues over Trump executive order that seeks to suspend security clearances

A law firm targeted by President Donald Trump over its legal services during the 2016 presidential campaign has sued the federal government over an executive order that seeks to strip its attorneys of security clearances

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