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Sanders on law firms making deals with Trump: 'Absolute cowardice'
Sen. Bernie Sanders slammed law firms coming to deals with President Trump in an interview that aired Sunday. “What do you make of the law firms cutting deals?” CBS News’s Robert Costa asked ...The Hill - 2d -
Democrats press law firms on deals with Trump
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) are pressing the White House and six top law firms about alleged deals struck with the Trump administration to avoid getting targeted ...The Hill - 1d -
A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump
Law firms and universities do not need to capitulate. Here’s how they can fight back.The New York Times - 3d -
Law firms that settle with Trump have a Sword of Damocles over their heads
Another day, another mega-law firm takes a knee before President Trump (that makes four and counting).The Hill - 1d -
US supreme court allows deportations under 18th century law with limits
In 5-4 ruling, court laid down terms for invoking Alien Enemies Act, stating any challenges to law must take place in Texas. Donald Trump may continue using a 1798 law to deport alleged gang ...The Guardian - 2d -
More Than 500 Law Firms Back Perkins Coie in Fight With Trump
The firms signed a legal brief supporting Perkins Coie, calling the president’s actions a threat “to the rule of law.” The largest firms declined to sign.The New York Times - 5d -
Supreme Court allows Trump to use wartime law for deportations
The Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 in President Donald Trump’s favor to allow him to enforce the Alien Enemies Act that will let immigration officials to use sweeping wartime law to deport alleged ...NBC News - 1d -
Over 500 law firms sign brief backing Perkins Coie suit against Trump
More than 500 law firms moved to file an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie's lawsuit against the Trump administration's executive order that targeted the firm.ABC News - 4d -
Brazil's Bolsonaro leads rally in support of amnesty law as he faces trial for alleged coup plot
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is leading a rally in support of an amnesty law that could free him from criminal charges, and eliminate the prison sentences of dozens of supporters who ...ABC News - 3d -
Bernie Sanders: law firms that cut deals with Trump administration ‘sell out their soul’
Firms that were targeted by president after representing his political rivals show ‘absolute cowardice’, says US senator. Law firms that cut deals with Donald Trump ’s administration after the ...The Guardian - 2d -
Governors push back as Trump directs the Justice Department to go after state climate laws
Democrat governors are pushing back as President Trump directed his Justice Department to target state climate laws. “The federal government cannot unilaterally strip states’ independent ...The Hill - 9h -
Protesters rally for the fourth week against Hungary’s law banning LGBTQ Pride events
Thousands of protesters rallied for the fourth week in Hungary’s capital, denouncing a new law passed by populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s nationalist government banning LGBTQ Pride events.NBC News - 9h -
How Trump Is Putting Law Firms in a No-Win Situation
As Willkie Farr & Gallagher learned, cutting a deal with the White House can avert a financially punitive executive order. But doing so can draw internal rebukes and external criticism.The New York Times - 18h -
Can Modern Protections Stem Illegal Gambling’s Eternal Appeal?
Today’s guest columnist is Martin D. Edel, Co-chair of Goulston & Storrs’ Sports Law Practice. He teaches Sports Law at Columbia Law School and Antitrust Law at Brooklyn Law School. Shoeless Joe ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Supreme Court rejects challenge to New York gun law
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to recently enacted gun restrictions in New York, sidestepping a new case on the right to bear arms.NBC News - 2d -
Another Law Firm Braces for Possible Blowback From Trump
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft balked at having one of its partners represent Donald Trump in his criminal cases. Now the firm is among those that have been pushed to agree to a deal with the White ...The New York Times - 2d -
US top court allows Trump to use wartime law for deportations
A judge had blocked the Trump administration's use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.BBC News - 2d -
US Supreme Court allows Trump to use centuries-old law for deportations
Ruling lifts freeze on removal of alleged gang members in victory for White HouseFinancial Times - 1d -
TikTok extension, potential deal may violate law: Top Senate Democrat
The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee warned Monday that President Trump’s additional extension for TikTok’s parent company to divest from the app, as well as a potential divestment ...The Hill - 1d -
Two Law Firms File for Permanent Relief From Trump’s Executive Orders
Jenner & Block and WilmerHale are seeking summary judgments against what one of them called “a plain violation of the First Amendment.”The New York Times - 1d -
In Washington, a Rural County Sheriff Fights His State’s Immigration Law
Sheriff Dale Wagner of Adams County sees his department as David fighting Goliath. But he has the support of some of President Trump’s most influential allies.The New York Times - 18h -
Trump takes aim at city and state climate laws in executive order
President orders justice department to stop enforcement of critical policies holding fossil fuel companies accountable. Donald Trump is taking aim and city- and state-led fossil fuel ...The Guardian - 10h -
Advocacy groups fear Trump pressure will force Big Law into civil rights retreat
Firms that helped fight high-profile battles targeted by White House executive ordersFinancial Times - 3d -
Top Pro Bono Leader Resigns from Paul Weiss, a Firm Hit in Trump’s Crackdown on Big Law
Steven Banks, who once ran New York’s social services department, said he wanted to return to helping the homeless. He leaves within weeks of the elite firm striking a deal with President Trump.The New York Times - 4h -
Patrolling the border with a Texas state trooper
In Texas, Operation Lone Star has made stopping human smuggling part of the daily work of state law enforcement.CBS News - 2d -
Trump plans to fine migrants $998 a day for failing to leave after deportation order
The fines stem from a 1996 law that was enforced for the first time in 2018, during President Donald Trump’s first term in office.NBC News - 1d -
Trump’s justice department to scale back enforcement of crypto cases
US law enforcement will no longer target crypto exchanges or other entities ‘for the acts of their end users’Financial Times - 1d -
New York and Texas Rulings Curb Deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador
The decisions suggest that the battle over using a wartime law, the Alien Enemies Act, to deport migrants is certain to persist.The New York Times - 8h -
Dolphins 'in communication' with Tyreek Hill, NFL after police responded to domestic dispute
Hill's mother-in-law reportedly called the police after a domestic incident between the receiver and his wife, Keeta Hill.Yahoo Sports - 4h -
Trump Signs Orders Punishing Those Who Opposed His 2020 Election Lies
The president targeted two officials from his first administration and an elite law firm as part of his campaign for retribution.The New York Times - 1h -
Celebrations as South Korean Court Removes Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
The country’s Constitutional Court formally ended the presidency of Yoon Suk Yeol for declaring martial law, ending months of turmoil. But the country remains deeply divided.The New York Times - 5d -
Why Cameras Are Popping Up in Eldercare Facilities
Roughly 20 states now have laws permitting families to place cameras in the rooms of loved ones. Facility operators are often opposed.The New York Times - 2d -
Transgender Woman Arrested After Using Bathroom at Florida State Capitol
Marcy Rheintgen said she was held in jail overnight after she deliberately challenged a state law by entering a women’s bathroom in the government building.The New York Times - 2d -
Trump is neutering the Labor Department
The Trump administration is pushing sweeping changes to the federal government, including reducing the number of federal employees and eliminating some laws, which could lead to a loss of ...The Hill - 1d -
Texas Deportation Case Could Shed More Light on Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act
A case involving a Venezuelan migrant, Daniel Zacarias Matos, could explore the question of whether President Trump has used the Alien Enemies Act in a lawful manner.The New York Times - 1d -
American Is Arrested in Thailand on Charges of Criticizing Royalty
The U.S. State Department said it was alarmed at the arrest of Paul Chambers, a lecturer in civil-military relations, under Thailand’s strict lèse-majesté laws.The New York Times - 14h -
US against plan for levy on carbon emissions from ships, leak suggests
Document says levy would be ‘blatantly unfair’ and inconsistent with international law of the sea. Plans for a levy on the carbon produced by ships are being opposed by the US government, on the ...The Guardian - 12h -
Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill involved in domestic dispute Monday, per police report
Police in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, responded to a call from Tyreek Hill's mother-in-law Monday. Here's what we know.Yahoo Sports - 5h -
Heads of Northwestern legal clinics sue House committee over records demand
The leaders of two Northwestern University law clinics are suing the House Education and the Workforce Committee and their own university to prevent the turning over of records the panel requested ...The Hill - 5h
