Showing posts with label law firm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label law firm. Show all posts

Saturday, March 22, 2025

Trump rescinds executive order after law firm agrees to provide $40m in free services

To avoid the consequences of Trump's order, the White House said, the firm had agreed to "take on a wide range of pro bono matters that represent the full spectrum of political viewpoints of our society". The firm reportedly agreed to disavow the use of diversity, equity and inclusion considerations in its hiring and promotion decisions and to dedicate the equivalent of $40m in free legal services to support Trump administration policies on issues including assistance for veterans and countering antisemitism...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/20/trump-rescinds-executive-order-paul-weiss


 

Monday, March 17, 2025

Gutting Public Integrity (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)

The Trump Administration is gutting the Justice Department's unit that oversees prosecutions of public officials accused of corruption.

Judge Beryl Howell has blocked sections of Donald Trump's executive order punishing the Perkins Coie law firm.

The top ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee calls for the Department of Justice Inspector General to open an investigation into Ed Martin,

Judge Dale Ho has canceled the hearing in the Eric Adams dismissal case after amicus Paul Clement recommended he dismiss the bribery charges with

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

Ex-colleague of chief justice's wife makes ethics claim - ABC News

"I do believe that litigants in U.S. courts, and especially the Supreme Court, deserve to know if their judges' households are receiving six-figure payments from the law firms," Price wrote, according to the Times...







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