milbank has been representing cathy harris in her suit over her firing from the mspb. will they continue doing so? www.reuters.com/legal/govern... - ThreadSky

qjurecic.bsky.social • 1 day ago

milbank has been representing cathy harris in her suit over her firing from the mspb. will they continue doing so? https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/neal-katyal-milbank-join-team-suing-trump-over-bid-oust-democratic-official-2025-02-24/

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bltsofttaco.bsky.social•1 day ago

No, they will not.

storygrrl.bsky.social•1 day ago

of course

boboinparadise.bsky.social•1 day ago

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/neal-katyal-milbank-join-team-suing-trump-over-bid-oust-democratic-official-2025-02-24/

Katyal, shrewd as always.

thesoundings.bsky.social•1 day ago

Even bigger question is does she still want them to represent her. I'd have my doubts about that if I were her...

cchristian-la.bsky.social•1 day ago

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_7_conflict_of_interest_current_clients/

prairieguy2623.bsky.social•1 day ago

Exactly. She should refer the heads of this form who chose appeasement to the relevant bar associations, and possibly file suit against them as well.

kestell7881.bsky.social•1 day ago

wtf???

susanbehrens.bsky.social•1 day ago

She should not trust that law firm to represent her interests any longer.
No one should after they capitulate this way.

unhipcat.bsky.social•1 day ago

how many millions of dollars in pro bono defense work for trump did they agree to?

grandmacozy.bsky.social•1 day ago

The courts may not be for sale, but it looks like some cowards in the ABA are.

jmarkz.bsky.social•1 day ago

Why is this even allowed to happen?

cobozeth.bsky.social•1 day ago

Money + Power > The People

booond.bsky.social•1 day ago

These are mob attorneys, someone fighting the mob shouldn't work with them.

leftyfarmer.bsky.social•1 day ago

Mobster-in-chief

mkevane.com•1 day ago

Doesn’t point 3 of the memo explicitly say they won’t deny representation based on political preferences?

ajgenz.bsky.social•1 day ago

It does, but that's dicta. The operative term is capitulation because Trump still holds all the cards.

mkevane.com•1 day ago

If you were working for a firm and they just reiterated that and the very next thing the firm did was refuse to represent a client because of political affiliation well I guess that would be the definition of "not looking at yourself in the mirror."

ajgenz.bsky.social•1 day ago

I agree, but *the whole point of these agreements* is to get off of Trump's shit list. If you represent a nonprofit suing over one of the administration's many unlawful actions, this agreement won't protect you from Trump's wrath, so firm risk managers know what to do: not take on those clients.

mkevane.com•1 day ago

I suppose an unintended consequence will be making quitting from the big firms easier because there will be a larger demand for representation, from non-profits that are boycotted by the form risk managers....?

maceesage.bsky.social•1 day ago

Neal Katyal knelt for the king? So disappointing.

prairieguy2623.bsky.social•1 day ago

Not even a little bit surprising.

jmcresists.bsky.social•1 day ago

Time to take the gloves off and call out these sympathizers, appeasers, and capitulators for what they are: Nazi-adjacent… or, at very least, Fascist-adjacent.

“Shame. Shame. Shame. Shame!”