Donald Trump has nothing however losses in the case of defending his Executive Orders focusing on Biglaw corporations. A collection of federal judges in numerous jurisdictions — and appointed by quite a lot of presidents, both Democratic and Republican — have decided the EOs violate the Structure in an array of how (particularly the First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments). Certainly, each Biglaw agency (Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, and Susman Godfrey) that challenged the EOs in court docket have been granted abstract judgment.
However you simply know Trump isn’t going to relaxation till Sam Alito has a possibility to weigh in.
That’s proper, the Division of Justice filed a notice of appeal to the D.C. Circuit within the Perkins Coie matter, chronologically the first case to challenge the Biglaw EOs. Whereas the premise for the attraction isn’t listed, we all know the MAGA legal brain trust has been test driving arguments in protection of the EOs that each one principally boil right down to “I’m the president and I can do what I would like.” Which could sound vapid and unserious, however after the newest eye-popping set of decisions from the Supreme Courtroom, nicely, you’d be justified in being at the very least a bit nervous.
However Perkins Coie is projecting nothing however confidence and energy, saying in a press release, “The courts have completely blocked all 4 illegal government orders focusing on legislation corporations as a result of these orders violate core constitutional freedoms.”
“We look ahead to presenting our case to the D.C. Circuit and stay dedicated to making sure that the unconstitutional government order focusing on our agency is rarely enforced,” it added.
“Within the meantime, we’ll proceed to apply legislation, as we’ve for over a century, and stay guided by the identical commitments that first compelled us to carry this problem: to guard our agency, safeguard the pursuits of our purchasers, and uphold the rule of legislation.”
Let’s hope the rule of legislation survives the assault the Biglaw EOs signify.
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