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#LawFirms refuse to represent #Trump opponents in the wake of his attacks
Trump issued yet another #ExecutiveOrder Tuesday sanctioning yet another #law firm, Jenner & Block. The result overall has been called an extraordinary #threat to #constitutional rights of #DueProcess & #legal representation & a far weaker effort to challenge Trump’s actions in court than during his first term.
#RevengePolitics #CivilRights
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/25/trump-law-firms/
#Trump’s crackdown on #lawyers is having a chilling effect on his opponents’ ability to defend themselves or challenge his actions….
#Biden-era ofcls said they’re having trouble finding #lawyers willing to defend them. The volunteers & small nonprofits forming the ground troops of the #legal resistance to #Trump admin actions say that the well-resourced #LawFirms that once would have backed them are now steering clear.
The result is an extraordinary threat to fundamental #constitutional rights of #DueProcess & #LegalRepresentation….
#Legal scholars say no previous US admin has taken such concerted action against the legal establishment, with #Trump’s predecessors in both parties typically respecting the constitutionally enshrined tenet that everyone deserves effective representation in court & that #lawyers cannot be targeted simply for the cases & clients they take on.