Trump will require them to go after anyone he's mad at. Frivolous lawsuits that will tarnish them forever. Have they not seen what happens to lawyers working for Trump?
We will add these law firms and any others that cave to our tracking site https://whofundstheright.org/. Funding is not just about dollars, it can be about obeyance and other support. But in this case these firms are actually giving Trump *millions* of dollars of pro-bono work. Disgraceful.
This is unbelievable. Thank you Marc for standing strong and leading during this very effed up time. Why are these firms and universities caving I just don’t understand.
It's because trump being the dictator wannabe that he's always wannabe is withholding University funds and for law firms he's revoking security access to government facilities, most branded law firms do work in the government and they need their security clearances.
Thank you so much for posting this. Chilling to read the titles of the various decrees issued by the Nazi President after the Reichstag fire. They read just like the titles of these DT EO's. Chilling, yes; but also we need to be vigilant.
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I am fairly convinced that when DT is meeting with his people on strategy they try to convince him certain actions and approaches are effective by citing directly to Hitler's use of them. Certainly Bannon and Stephen Miller would do this. And definitely DT has "studied" Nazi propaganda techniques.
The counter once the majority or near majority of a country support fascism is, unfortunately in halls of history, war. That is why we can't reach that tipping point with DT. Visible, open opposition is critical even if it seemingly places you at risk.
They are taking the entire legal system down. Attacking judges, extorting law firms, dropping DOJ cases and eliminating federal investigations for their side.
Not to mention, giving in to Nazis. I can’t wrap my brain around that. I guess they need to start praying that they’ve have many Anne Frank’s in the family. I think a lot of people in the Netherlands are fucking pissed off this time around. Good luck.
It is during challenging time that people’s true nature shows. Your integrity is of legendary proportions. Your pen breaks their sword. Thank you for all you do
I'd love to have been a fly on the wall during the Paul Weiss meeting and watch who's bonehead idea it was to cave. I mean. I'm just a regular person and would have made a different call.
If only a handful of Republican pols would have the conscience to say "Enough!", we could be on our way back from the precipice. They could be heroes in history. Unfortunately, our worst fears seem too much on the mark.
It’s analogous to the media companies that chose to cave to right wing pressure. They changed their business to appease unsubstantiated accusations and lost customers. I suspect PW and Skadden will see current clients finding new representation and they will gain nothing from capitulating.
So the DOJ is at the moment failing to prosecute their cases in innumerable courts - they’ve just been given for free several hundred specialist partners to represent the administration in court. You’ll see a lot of outsourcing from the DOJ.
They will end up on the wrong end of the stick. I don't know anything about elite law firms, but I do believe that hedging bets and remaining too protective of what is "theirs" will be costly in the long run. Sign on with skunks and you're bound to get skunked sooner or later.
Skadden: “Unlike Paul Weiss, we are proactively rolling over BEFORE Trump even targets us — AND we’re going to give Trump ONE HUNDRED MILLION dollars in pro bono services for his causes, rather than the paltry FORTY million to which Paul Weiss committed. So, as you can see, WE’RE NUMBER 1!!!”
1/ I can't imagine that these law firms & individual lawyers can't sue Trump individually for (huge) civil damages. Trump is stating his reasons, detailing his personal motive for trying to destroy each of the firms, & saying that that's his goal. Imo they should do that ASAP.
2/ for declaratory judgment that Trump's actions are personal and on behalf of himself as a private party - and that no immunity of any kind attaches to him individually.
Hearing Blondi and her master claim they won’t “weaponize the DOJ”, doesn’t just strain credulity; it breaks those bonds completely. Suing these law firms, threatening judges, etc is Atilla the Hun or gangster-style methods, eclipsing mere ordinary weaponization of the DOJ.
This is NOT just a surrender.
I call on members of the legal community to take note of EVERY instance that these collaborators weaponize their field of expertise, to assist this regime in victimizing their fellow Americans & violating our rights. Create a database. Anticipate the reckoning to come.
Well, Marc, what I really wanna know is how are yall (those belonging to the bar association) gonna stop Pam’s brother from gettin a high post on the bar association? That’s gonna be a huge problem
Some of the richest & connected people in the country too consumed with greed to protect others freedom. This is what kill all the lawyers meant. No justice for the rest of us
Hopefully this capitulation is a ruse and these two firms are playing a long game of sorts with no intention of actually providing said services, OR are playing an inside game where they might become privy to illegal activities they will then report.
During the first Trump term, I thought "Wait till he gets in court. None of his flailings will matter there." But as usual, as a rich asshole, he used the law to his advantage.
This is 1,000x worse.
Large law: He's old and worthless. Fight now or forever hold yourselves in contempt.
It it critical to remember that the far right was very active in 1930s Germany, UK, Canada & the USA. The Germans (Nazis) went out most aggressively resulting in WORLD WAR II. The other countries banned the hateful movement. History is repeating itself, looks like the USA is leading this go round.
The blue State Governors and AGs should apply the same tactics against rightwing Law firms, and rightwing organizations within their States! Seems it would put SCOTUS in a quandary on ruling in favor of Trump with his punitive EOs, without validating States using same tactics! WAR!
This is unthinkable. When the wise ones in every community all over the world are telling you this is a problem, still you cave? Wow. I feel sorry for people who wasted their money before the curtain was pulled back, revealing little men on big platforms. Covered over with sheets. 🤷♀️
Some never learn
All lawyers will cave. It’s about money. When it moves past money it will be threats to lives and to their families. The goal is to bully and destroy so there is nothing left and no one to fight.
Paul Weiss has proven that his firm cannot be trusted to fight for a client that is a target of the government.
If they will not fight for themselves, you can imagine what of someone else's assets or life they will fold on.
An old friend who was formerly in charge of hiring outside counsel for a major corporation said she would never hire a firm that had caved to extortion. She said that if they can't zealously defend themselves, what kind of representation would I get?
Shocking that Skadden partners fell to their knees. Whatever revenues they would have lost from departing fascist Krasnov supporters is nothing compared to the stain that will be connected to their name.
Hello Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft! You’ve been around since 1792 and the firm has a rich history; the first Wall Street firm to represent an African American client in the 1920’s (blues composer & orchestra leader W.C. Handy).
I hope you take a stand now, against a fascist dictator.
if law firms (except the noble few) don't resist the presidential shakedown racket, then what good are they? and what reason is their to expect that compliant firms will represent their clients' interests and not the administration's?
I mean who wants to be represented by a firm that is only taking your case because they were blackmailed? The agreement with Trump doesn’t stipulate they have to win. 🤷♀️
Our country is falling into an autocracy while these firms are acting as capitalists. The reason is that we have no direct experience for what is happening. Hopefully, they and all of us realize that we need to stand united against this moment.
No, because collaborators aren't accepted by Nazis, they're just tokens who believe that they'll be spared if they sell others out
Take every one of these MAGA Jews like Greenblatt & Miller. It doesn't matter how much Nazi asshole they lick real whiteys don't consider them white and never will.
Does trump really think that musk is so extremely brilliant that he could make improvements to the military's potential war plans. Is the fact that musk is the richest being on earth, the only reason for assuming that?
Genius engineers couldn't plug the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, it took a plumber
The end game is that they know full well the climate situation is terminal for the planet & have no intention of sacrificing wealth to redress the problem, it’s just a question of who remains, how and how well and even where. They are putting against Europe because they want to move in
Our fundamental rights would be stripped away. They'll start locking ordinary citizens in prisons. They'll say Prisoners are not eligible to vote. This is a blueprint of what will happen. The question is, what would ordinary people do about it
I think their plan is that ordinary people would be come their slaves and they have identified the fact that a vast number would actually prefer slavery than actually standing up for themselves and others
North Korea is the endgame - the regime Trump most admires. There will not be a leader of the US not named Trump for decades. They will happily let the populace starve in slavery to their regime.
It’s weird that Americans don’t see this happening.
I worry about this too. I think all protesters should remain excruciatingly peaceful and non-destructive and wear complete face and hair coverings to avoid getting arrested for practicing free speech. I am just short of predicting that protests will basically become silent vigils.
Everyone who can, get to Washington DC to march on White House and everyone who can't get there must get to their State Capitols and march at state houses. With a national work stoppage
Paul Weiss & Skadden are the quislings of 2025. They will probably turn up tomorrow in court representing the tRump administration against their fellow firms that have some backbone. Submission is not just cowardice, it's an admission they don't actually care about the law.
No they don’t. Of the 5 firms that have received EOs, 3 have sued. One has done nothing (Covington) and one capitulated (Paul Weiss). Skadden capitulated in advance which is just embarrassing, but Jenner does not stand alone.
To the ranks of those "standing firm" against Trump's unconstitutional action, add the law firms that agreed to fight for them in court: Williams & Connolly (for Perkins Coie), Clement & Murphy (for WilmerHale), and Cooley LLP (for Jenner). They're put a target on their backs by take the cases.
I'm curious about the do-nothing approach from Covington. What is the rationale? Just an EO, the way Trump does these, it has the legal effect of a Tweet? They think Trump will forget (they may be right)? I'm truly interested in the approach
Where are the bar associations filing lawsuits against the federal government, including voiding both these agreements for anti-public policy (because the federal government cannot extort law firms to prevent them from taking on certain clients)?? This is a fundamental principle of justice.
?S So will Skadden notify prospective clients & current clients of their "conflict of interest" & a waiver from the client? What will their insurance carrier require them to do for continued coverage? Will this acquiescence cause litigation issues regarding their "illegal DEI" (see internal letter)?
Students currently in law school are watching and forming their judgments about these firms for the next 20 years.
Who do you think they'll want to work for after graduation?
The firms currently pissing themselves or the firms that will back up their employees when things get tough.
Funny how my brain said “Atlantic City”.. But thats the President rn. That guy who bankrupted 3 casinos several times over in AC. Which is the reason only oligarchs from other countries could finance his building projects ever since.(For a majority ownership in buildings with Trump’s name on them)
"We at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom believe that when the law is challenged, and we are called to battle against forces threatening to tear down our country, that the best strategy is to wet ourselves, and crawl under our desks sucking our thumbs, hoping the bogey man goes away."
6 tall guys from Skadden once wanted 1M on an attorney fee cross claim from my insured. As the adjuster, I told them my claim form had no place to ask for that money and they dropped the claim. Keep those expectations low.
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Muskrat?
Complicity in the Perversion of Justice: The Role of Lawyers in Eroding the Rule of Law in the Third Reich
https://commons.stmarytx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1051&context=lmej
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Our leaders really need to be lookin at that playbook to counter it and they're not. I don't understand it.
Democracy is dying in broad daylight.
Skadden: Hold our beer.
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I'm afraid that beer will go off.
Why don't sharks eat Skadden lawyers?
They don't like the taste of chicken.
Rachel Cohen was right.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/28/jenner-block-wilmer-hale-trump-law-firms-sue/
First, a petition ...
Both times
I call on members of the legal community to take note of EVERY instance that these collaborators weaponize their field of expertise, to assist this regime in victimizing their fellow Americans & violating our rights. Create a database. Anticipate the reckoning to come.
🔹️ETHICS has no place in this crappie administration.
So I hope they have the CAREER they deserve!
🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
Big red flags for anyone looking for REPRESENTATION!
And they lose there licenses and the firm is DESTROYED! 👍🏻
TREASONOUS!
Who is going to go to the mat for you?
Who has the integrity you need to survive unfair attacks?
This is 1,000x worse.
Large law: He's old and worthless. Fight now or forever hold yourselves in contempt.
Some never learn
Must of been bad?
Who would ever want such weak soup quislings for an advocate?
“Get over here!”
If they will not fight for themselves, you can imagine what of someone else's assets or life they will fold on.
Time to find a firm with some real balls
Everyone! A little bit! They are our warriors!
I hope you take a stand now, against a fascist dictator.
In America , thanks
Take every one of these MAGA Jews like Greenblatt & Miller. It doesn't matter how much Nazi asshole they lick real whiteys don't consider them white and never will.
Genius engineers couldn't plug the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, it took a plumber
Ask yourself, what would a REAL french person do? The White house would be on FIRE if this was France.
It’s weird that Americans don’t see this happening.
It's $100m now. It's going up. But it won't save them. Look at what happened after Disney paid their $15m 🤷♂️
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/28/fcc-disney-abc-dei-investigation
“Will be sell you out for cash”
https://youtube.com/shorts/qdZyUXQjDQY?si=Q6w5hEryFU5y8vKd
US Media: crickets
If I were a client, I would want sleaze buckets representing me.
Weak p*ssy a** b*tch
And I would expect no less
Students currently in law school are watching and forming their judgments about these firms for the next 20 years.
Who do you think they'll want to work for after graduation?
The firms currently pissing themselves or the firms that will back up their employees when things get tough.
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Boycott Paul Weiss law firm
$100 million an hour is what it should be, then this deal is a steal!
But not sure if presented correctly...
That's just a BET: "not going against this administration will grant us more revenues than what we'll certainly lose in settlements and reputation".
Nothing ideological.
Just prove them WRONG! 😐
Are you hiring?
And far more than they deserve.