Wednesday, March 04, 2026

Trump Administration Drops Effort Against Law Firms

The Justice Department on Monday dropped the fight over President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting firms he disliked, conceding to unanimous rulings from federal judges that found the orders violated the fundamental tenets of the Constitution.

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This flew under the radar, but Trump's DOJ has abandoned its legal assault on the law firms that courageously refused to bend the knee to him. This should serve as a reminder for the firms that sucked up to Trump: appeasing a tyrant will get you nowhere.

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-- Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) Mar 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM

Last year, multiple mega law firms pledged almost $1 BILLION in "pro bono" legal services to Convicted Felon Trump & his Regime. I am demanding these firms actually show their work as I don't think they're benefiting society, but merely helping Trump line his own pockets. youtu.be/mUssE1KBbNw? ...

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-- Katie Phang (@katiephang.bsky.social) Feb 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM

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... The targeted firms included Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, Susman Godfrey and Jenner & Block. They had fought back against executive orders by Trump that took aim at their security clearances, government contracts and access to government buildings due to their clientele and hiring.

Perkins Coie has represented high-profile Democrats, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; WilmerHale employed former special counsel Robert Mueller after he investigated Trump; and Jenner & Block hired Andrew Weissmann, who was a part of Mueller's team.

The firms, which stood up to the administration at a time when many other major law firms caved, welcomed the administration's capitulation.

"As we said from the outset, our challenge to the unlawful Executive Order was about defending our clients' constitutional right to retain the counsel of their choosing and defending the rule of law. We are pleased these foundational principles were vindicated," a WilmerHale spokesperson said in a statement Monday. ,,,

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#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-03 07:22 PM

... President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting firms he disliked ...

Wow.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-03 10:50 PM

Shouldn't Jeff be posting this and going crazy over 1st Amendment violations?

Oh wait. It's Trump. 1st Amendment doesn't apply to him.

#3 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-03-03 11:41 PM

How much taxpayer money has been wasted on this to appease Prez Drama Queen?

#4 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-04 02:56 PM

Where's JeffJ to decry this unprecedented act of Lawfare by an out of control Executive?

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-04 03:49 PM

Bondi just filed to rescind DOJ's previous voluntary withdrawal:

MOTION TO WITHDRAW MOTION TO VOLUNTARILY DISMISS APPEALS

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#6 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-04 05:57 PM

Bondi just filed to rescind DOJ's previous voluntary withdrawal

She must have caught some of the ketchup shrapnel.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-04 06:12 PM

I'm so disappointed with myself I never took time in the past to appreciate the fact we had a functional government.

This Trump shht show is destroying America and looting the nation.

Maybe the world did end in 2012.

#8 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-04 06:23 PM

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