Outcries from attorneys and judges rebuking President Donald Trump's actions and seeking to preserve the rule of law have intensified in recent weeks.

       

"The intersection of regulatory pressures has led to a measurable decline in explicit DEI mentions yet substantive commitments persist through neutral phrasing," said a report by legal intelligence platform DragonGC.

       

“It's a unique moment for legal, said Catherine Kemnitz, Axiom's chief strategy officer. “I don't think I've seen many other times where the legal function has been so front and center. "

       

"The district court's injunction cannot be squared with the substantial deference that the Department's professional military judgments are owed," U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote.

       

On the same day the Houston-founded trial firm Susman Godfrey filed a motion seeking the summary judgment and permanent injunctive relief from the executive order signed by President Donald Trump, the administration filed a motion to dismiss the suit.

       

New Jersey Law Journal seeks nominations for great attorneys deserving of recognition in the state

       

“It's just very sad for them because I have conversations with them quite frequently saying, Please, please hang in there. I think eventually we're going to get there, but you got to just be patient.' And it's really difficult to keep saying you have to be patient after 10 years," Kelly Reardon of The Reardon Law Firm, counsel for three claimants in the talc cases against Johnson & Johnson, said.

       

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Firm CEO Vince Guglielmotti said strong performances in all five of the firm's main practice areas helped continue its steady rise.

       

The post appears to refer to co-managing partner William Burck's position as outside ethics adviser to the Trump Organization. Burck recently filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of Harvard University and is representing a group of law firms in an EEOC probe over their diversity efforts.

       

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Here's a first look at the law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2024 graduates to associate jobs at the largest 500 law firms.

       

The order directs the secretary of education to hold higher education accreditors, including the American Bar Association, accountable through “denial, monitoring, suspension or termination of accreditation recognition, for accreditors' poor performance or violations of federal civil rights law.

       

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis of the District of Maryland ordered all discovery stayed for seven days under the "agreement of the parties" after the Trump administration filed a motion under seal asking for a brief reprieve to explain how it intends to facilitate the release of mistakenly deported Maryland resident Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia from the custody of El Salvador.

       

David Lira, Tom Girardi's son-in-law and former partner at Girardi Keese, has filed motions to dismiss charges that he stole $3 million from law firm clients.

       

The memo, sent by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Chief Legal Officer Mark Paoletta, said supervision will decrease by 50% as the agency shifts enforcement to focus on service members, veterans and their families, and “away from enforcement and supervision that can be done by the States.

       

The awards celebrate the achievements of lawyers and companies based in the Golden State leading technology, innovation and the profession as a whole.

       

“I've had the opportunity to make mistakes and learn from them, said Michelle Lee, general counsel in residence at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. “I'd love to share notes and help others figure out how to find their path.

       

Paul Clement, arguing for Wilmer, said the executive order against the firm poses a threat to the rule of law. “The message to the bar is watch out, Clement said.

       

The investigations into the tech giants' compliance have been highly anticipated ever since the European Commission missed its deadline last month, prompting concerns that Brussels officials were afraid of U.S. retaliation.