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President Donald Trump agreed to withdraw an executive order targeting law firm Paul Weiss' contracts and employee security clearances in exchange for a series of commitments from the firm, including ...
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Karp was the one to hash out the deal with Trump two weeks ago.
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The law firm’s chairman, Brad Karp, capitulated to the president’s threats. The descendants of the man who wrote its high-minded principles told Mr. Karp that he had betrayed them.
President Trump on Thursday rescinded an executive order he signed less than a week ago targeting the Paul, Weiss law firm, citing an agreement with the firm that includes pro bono support for the
Trump said he'd rescind an executive order targeting Paul Weiss. The firm agreed to drop DEI hiring practices and offer $40 million in pro bono services.
President Donald Trump rescinded an executive order against Paul Weiss, saying the law firm will dedicate $40 million in pro bono legal services during his term to support administration goals.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is withdrawing an executive order that targeted law firm Paul Weiss, saying the firm "acknowledged the wrongdoing" of an attorney who investigated the president and has pledged $40 million in free legal work to support the administration.
The Trump administration implored a federal judge to toss a lawsuit filed by Perkins Coie over his allegedly unconstitutional executive order targeting the firm. The post ‘Muzzling the Executive’: Trump admin says order targeting Hillary Clinton-linked law firm is ‘straightforwardly legal’ in seeking dismissal of lawsuit first appeared on Law & Crime.