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One Skadden associate said they find the firm's dealings with Trump "unforgivable."
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The filing argues the executive order violates the First Amendment and unlawfully retaliates against Jenner & Block for “speech and association the government does not like.”
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Rachel Cohen, who quit Big Law firm Skadden over its response to Trump's executive orders, said she asked her parents if her decision to quit was fair.
The discussions come as President Trump has taken aim at WilmerHale, another big law firm. Other major firms are said to be trying to cut deals with the White House.
Law students at top schools are reconsidering offers at Skadden and other firms while associates are canceling interviews in protest.
The settlements have allowed [the president] to ‘build an unrivaled network of Lawyers’ to advance not the interests of their own clients, but instead the government’s chosen agenda,” Jenner said, citing Trump.
Attorney General Pam Bondi railed against a federal judge who partially blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting the Jenner & Block law firm, telling government agencies to stop enforcing the order despite the “blatant overstepping of the judicial power,