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Rivals Pounce on Paul Weiss, a Top Law Firm

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President Trump’s executive order attacking Paul Weiss and severely restricting that law firm’s ability to represent its clients was widely seen by lawyers as a dangerous affront to the nation’s legal...
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A U.S. judge on Friday said he is inclined to temporarily block Republican President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing his order targeting prominent Washington law firm WilmerHale over its...
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Both firms sued earlier Friday, challenging the executive orders that Trump had imposed on them as part of a campaign against the legal establishment.
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Judge says he is inclined to block enforcement of Trump order against law firm WilmerHale
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing agencies to suspend the security clearances and access to federal buildings of lawyers from the law firm Wilmer Hale.
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Trump says he's rescinding executive order targeting Paul Weiss after law firm agrees to drop DEI hiring practices
President Donald Trump reversed an executive order aimed at the law firm Paul Weiss.As part of the agreement, Paul Weiss pledge $40 million in pro bono services and to drop DEI hiring.Since Trump's earlier order to revoke its security clearances,
US law firm Paul Weiss fired by client over Trump executive order
A client of Paul Weiss has fired the U.S. law firm in a criminal case in New Jersey, citing U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order that targeted the firm over its political clients and its internal diversity policies.
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Trump targets another law firm days after judge questions legality of first order
President Donald Trump expanded his attack on private law firms Friday, issuing an executive order that targets law firm Paul Weiss' contracts and its employees' security clearances. "The ...
Trump withdraws order targeting Paul Weiss, says law firm promised free legal work
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.
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Major law firm Skadden strikes $100 million deal to avoid Trump executive order
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Trump targets law firm Paul Weiss in order restricting government access
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday suspending security clearances for lawyers and other employees at New York law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and restricting their access to federal buildings and officials.
A Big Law firm hired a conservative legal superstar to fight back against Trump's executive order in court
WilmerHale and Jenner & Block say Trump's executive orders targeting Big Law are unconstitutional and harm their business.
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