The firms — Perkins Coie and WilmerHale — have said the orders imposed in March are unconstitutional assaults on the legal profession that threaten their relationships with clients and retaliate against them based either on their past legal representations or their association with particular attorneys who Trump perceives as his adversaries.
Courts last month temporarily halted enforcement of key provisions of both orders, but the firms are in court Wednesday asking for the edicts to be struck down in their entirety and for judges to issue rulings in their favor. Another firm, Jenner & Block, is expected to make similar arguments next week.
“Although Perkins Coie did not bring this suit lightly, it was compelled to do so to preserve its ability to continue representing the best interests of its clients,” lawyers for Perkins Coie wrote in a filing ahead of the hearing. “The Constitution does not permit our elected leaders, from any party, to punish lawyers by fiat for representing clients who oppose their political agendas. It would set a grave precedent for our Republic if the Order were allowed to stand.”
You know you’re in deep shit when law firms are the good guys
Only once it’s a problem for the lawyers do they start speaking up.
That is unfair. Plenty of immigration attorneys have been standing up for other people at their own expense.
No, all of his executive orders are unconstitutional assaults and political power-plays. He’s been trying to shortcut and speed-run his corruption through with as little process as possible.
Yep.
The only solution is his removal. Yeah - already. He’s proven he’s not interested in running a lawful administration and that is unacceptable.
Honest question. Do you think that he’s trying to speed-run USA into a civil war and/or war against other countries to implement martial law? Most of the time, accusations turns out to be confessions. I mean, he accused Zelensky of being a dictator and not holding elections.
Yeah, at which point no one will be able to stop the Human experimentation and breeding program. Vaccine denial and autism are being used to cull the weak and justify Eugenics. It’s exactly what China has been doing with The Uyghurs and Crispr, only dressed up to look like a logical progression of democracy. It’s Peter Thiel and Elon Musk.