Remember when the Department of Justice seemed to realize that defending Donald Trump’s blatantly unconstitutional executive orders targeting major law firms was a bad look? Good times. That lasted, what, a day? The administration is now back in appellate... See more
Overall, Donald Trump and his administration prevailed in just 41% of district court cases and 45% of circuit court cases. That’s… embarrassing. (Well, what’s truly embarrassing for our form of government is the eye-popping 84% win rate Trump jumps to at ... See more
Like that old saying, if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again, Democrats in Congress are taking a *fourth* shot at trying to get Kirkland & Ellis to be upfront about the firm’s deal with Donald Trump. At this point, it’s almost a tradition. Demo... See more
Welcome to the latest chapter in former White House Counsel (and soon-to-be former Goldman Sachs General Counsel) Kathryn Ruemmler’s ongoing reputational crisis. Now Ruemmler is headed to testify before the House Oversight Committee about her longstanding... See more
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice waved the white flag in the Biglaw executive order cases, filing a voluntary dismissal request, seeking to quietly slink away from Donald Trump’s constitutionally suspect vendetta against major law firms. It was, ... See more
