Trump just directed the DOJ to attempt to disbar attorneys who take legal action against the executive branch while also indicating they will do the same to immigration attorneys. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... - ThreadSky

jessdkant.bsky.social • 3 days ago

Trump just directed the DOJ to attempt to disbar attorneys who take legal action against the executive branch while also indicating they will do the same to immigration attorneys.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/preventing-abuses-of-the-legal-system-and-the-federal-court/

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robertcameron.bsky.social•3 days ago

Not going to work.

davidslevine.bsky.social•3 days ago

The EO basically “orders” the DoJ to seek Rule 11 sanctions. Ho hum. Attorneys can seek R.11 against the DoJ as well. The gross part is the “Attorney General, alongside the Counsel to the President, shall report to the President periodically on improvements by firms to capture this hopeful vision.”

jientho.bsky.social•3 days ago

Question for John Roberts: Is this use of DoJ a core presidential function??

saraannb.bsky.social•3 days ago

I wonder if Skadden and big law will get the point now.

kermitology.bsky.social•3 days ago

I realize this is fascist as hell, but isn’t it also so desperate? This presumes that the entire judiciary is complicit, and it’s not (SCOTUS notwithstanding). These are big swings with a whiffle bat. You just have to stand up to it.

brendanamartin.bsky.social•3 days ago

A reminder that anyone can file a DC bar complaint. I am not a lawyer, but filed one against Ed Martin for his thuggish, unadorned threats against Georgetown University. Took five minutes. Dig up his printed excrementa as documentation for when you do.

peter-de-la-mare.bsky.social•3 days ago

I have never worked in immigration law, but I'm in a courtroom in front of a judge almost daily. And I have never counseled a client to lie. I have told them to keep their mouth shut, but never lie.

jessdkant.bsky.social•3 days ago

Sending love to everyone engaging in vexatious litigation against this fascist regime.

dramaticowl.bsky.social•3 days ago

Not sure but isn’t the process state-based, since attorneys are specifically admitted to the bar of states? Of course that won’t necessarily stop these people, but I don’t think this is the purview of the DOJ.

borisogon.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes, this is a head-scratcher, but "Big Law pro bono" was a nice touch. Somebody is obviously frothing.

mographer.bsky.social•3 days ago

That highly lucrative industry of working for free is out of control.

eschatological.bsky.social•3 days ago

There's actually pretty significant pro bono work done at BigLaw, the work counts as charitable deductions at their billable rate, lol.

borisogon.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes. Back when I worked at Skadden as a proofreader (in practice, it was much more involved), I would in fact give the pro bono work and summer associates extra care.

chanticleer.com•3 days ago

Yeah, the only thing that the DoJ can do is what anyone can do: File a complaint with the state bar.

viperx83.bsky.social•3 days ago

There is WAY more they can do than that.

asgvisalaw.bsky.social•3 days ago

Disbarment would have to come from the state (except DC lawyers), but you can be suspended independently from practice before immigration agencies.

dramaticowl.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thanks

drhello.bsky.social•3 days ago

That that don't kill me will only make me stronger. https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3lkybsjhmmc2u

gbliss.bsky.social•3 days ago

Semper Vexatious

samcrut.bsky.social•3 days ago

His presidency is the only thing keeping him out of prison, and he knows it. He has nothing to lose and the keys to the arsenal. He needs to be removed.

amandamontagne01.bsky.social•3 days ago

That this administration's lawyers have repeatedly lied to the court and ignored it's rulings, to turn around and claim that this order is about "Preventing Abuse of the Legal System" is some truly 1984 shit.

heidilifeldman.bsky.social•3 days ago

The legal profession must fight back. I urge every lawyer to support Marc Elias, who Trump again singles out in this awful memo. Join @democracydocket.com as a member. Donate to @democracyforward.org.

drhello.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3lkybsjhmmc2u

killersumobunny.medsky.social•3 days ago

Vexatious ? Ok we know an aide wrote this, no way Trump has that in his vocabulary.

micktheebs.bsky.social•3 days ago

By aid you mean LLM, right?

mikeflu.bsky.social•3 days ago

The DOJ doesn’t disbar lawyers. The 50 individual state bar associations do.

chrismays13.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes, thus "attempt to disbar" likely through intimidation and harassment or other flagrantly illegal "so sue me" antics like elsewhere. If the DOJ treats you like you're disbarred, what's your recourse? If ICE treats a citizen like an enemy alien, what's their recourse?

mikeflu.bsky.social•3 days ago

There’s nothing to attempt. It’s not something in the scope of the DOJ or even the government. Who gives a fuck what they do? It’s the judges who decide if an attorney can appear in their court, and judges HATE interference from the executive branch.

lowanda6182.bsky.social•2 days ago

Attorneys:

RESPOND COLLECTIVELY

savedemocracy24.bsky.social•2 days ago

UNCONSTITUTIONAL

sassyvan.bsky.social•3 days ago

This seems pretty fuckin important
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algoresmilkymams.bsky.social•3 days ago

fireorg is onboard with this.

tiebartester.bsky.social•3 days ago

Sorry Jessica but that's not quite correct. In fact, it's a little worse. Sanctions are not disbarment, although disbarment can sometimes stem from sanctions. The DOJ is not responsible for barring/disbarring lawyers. Sanctions are court-imposed consequences for lawyer dishonesty. Fines, basically.

tiebartester.bsky.social•3 days ago

Usually thousands of dollars imposed on the lawyer personally for acting in a way the court finds to violate a duty of candor to the tribunal. Of course, just because the DOJ seeks sanctions does not mean that the court will actually grant them.

idletenta.bsky.social•3 days ago

Wow, even with all that is happening, that seems like an extraordinary attack on law and justice.
Wonder if the lawyers of Euros detained for weeks by ICE, would find themselves in hot water by having the audacity to defend VISA free traveler's rights.

infosecnick.bsky.social•3 days ago

It's shocking to see an administration go down the list of constitutional amendments and attacking the ones that don't favor their authoritarian push

sapandfury.bsky.social•3 days ago

yah we're dead

megabeth18.bsky.social•3 days ago

What if we wear khakis, white shirts and red hats ?

Probably legal then ..

beccaet.bsky.social•3 days ago

And it would confuse the hell out of lots of people!!

richjvann.bsky.social•3 days ago

The problem with absolute loyalty is that everything must then be assumed to be lies since any test is gone.

richjvann.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yay fascism!!!

aoiky.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thank god for the aba

blueeyedhexe.bsky.social•3 days ago

Baby steps on the way to dictatorship. Cool.

mercestes.bsky.social•3 days ago

The bar is a figurehead with no real actual power nor intention.

Even if they do “disbar” attorneys, attorneys will simply stop paying their dues, practice laws without them, and self-regulate, which is what they want to do anyways, because the bar is pointless.

ireneadlercal.bsky.social•3 days ago

No. This will not happen.

blucifer303.bsky.social•3 days ago

You’re half right. The Bar Association is just a professional organization. However, “the bar” is a colloquial term for members of the court. Disbarring an attorney means taking away their law license. Practicing law without a license is a crime.

karmasdad.bsky.social•3 days ago

I wonder if this might alarm any of the Federalist Society lackeys on the Supreme Court?
Probably not, they don't think anything could happen to them (even though he has already called out Roberts).
The shitshow of dictatorship is just getting started and the Republicans are all in.

happy-dad.bsky.social•3 days ago

Any DOJ lawyer who reports opposing counsel to the bar should face discipline from the same bar.

teedeebee670.bsky.social•3 days ago

@democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social How about now? Is THIS enough to get you to act? If not, what exactly will convince you of the urgency of the situation? It's getting hot in this here pot. Warning: we will all boil before you know it! -- xo, Frog

jongar.bsky.social•3 days ago

People need to wake up! This is fascism!

davewvero.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trump has spent his life doing just that!

arcticchar.bsky.social•3 days ago

📌

sutherla.bsky.social•3 days ago

The rule of law is dead in the USA

johneola2.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thanks for posting this. It doesn’t say anything about disbarring the “vexatious” attorneys, though. Rule 11 sanctions under the federal rules of civil procedure are imposed by a judge, in federal court, not the executive.

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harrymeanwell4.bsky.social•2 days ago

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We are losing our democracy right now!

defaultvalue.bsky.social•3 days ago

Unlicensed pro se litigators have prepared for this moment our whole lives. It is *our* time now.

bcrogs.bsky.social•3 days ago

Right now is when we need lawyers to defend the law.

lorken77.bsky.social•3 days ago

So lawyers - you fixing to join a general strike?

verbalobe.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trump think 'vexatious' means 'unpleasant (to him)'

n83z01qbui.bsky.social•3 days ago

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prudenincorporated.bsky.social•3 days ago

So, DOJ will send referrals to state Bar Associations? Who should give them the attention and deference they deserve.

edleofig.bsky.social•3 days ago

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless,..."
One of the biggest bullshit that a country has released in world history

ryanmarino.bsky.social•3 days ago

At least he is immediately destroying any standing the DOJ had

kepben.bsky.social•2 days ago

Oh yay we're saved

kaboombox.bsky.social•2 days ago

Not how that works…again.

rockwils1.bsky.social•3 days ago

docvalerie.bsky.social•3 days ago

Very good weaponization of the system against itself - these look like Russian techniques.

I hope everyone defending against this has a grasp of those techniques.

kirstiebest.bsky.social•3 days ago

No doubt 'vexatious' will mean any challenge to Trump. Astonishing to see how quickly the rule of law can be undermined in a democracy.

wuhanclams.bsky.social•3 days ago

Shouldn't be surprising to Americans, they've been doing it to other countries for decades.

tiredaphid.bsky.social•3 days ago

Fair enough.

justinholbrook.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is very bad, folks. Emboldened by what he squeezed out of Paul Weiss, Trump is now weaponizing the entire gov’t to go after lawyers who oppose him.

https://bsky.app/profile/justinholbrook.bsky.social/post/3lkxnvj4bj224

amandamontagne01.bsky.social•3 days ago

I like how they need to insert "failed presidential candidate" when mentioning Hillary Clinton for no other purpose than because this administration is incapable of doing literally ANYTHING without being antagonistic or cruel.

heavenlyfodder.bsky.social•3 days ago

yes - it makes him look petty and pathetic (well, to anyone who's not him)

beccaet.bsky.social•3 days ago

I heard s-t really insightful this week: the more deals you do with Trump, the more leverage you give him to use against you and he will always do that.

It was said in the context of countries trying to do trade deals with Trump Administration, but surely applies here too?

justinholbrook.bsky.social•3 days ago

That objectively seems to be true, from the contractors to the employees who have worked for him.

The only sure way to win against Trump, as the WOPR in “Wargames” might have said, is not to play.

jackhealy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Meh - good luck with that 🤷‍♂️

tiredaphid.bsky.social•3 days ago

Everyday it gets worse. What is wrong with these people? Such sick f*cks.

sonofhil.bsky.social•3 days ago

📌

aimeethorne.bsky.social•3 days ago

Pretty rich coming from the king of SLAPP.

snakeman49.bsky.social•3 days ago

How does DoJ go about getting lawyers disbarred? Isn't that up to the individual state Bar Associations? That would be a fun show to watch: Pam Bondi going to every state Bar Association with disbarment suits against individual lawyers practicing under their auspices.🍿

altibel.bsky.social•3 days ago

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michaelyezzi.bsky.social•2 days ago

This is why AG Bondi’s brother is running for DC Bar President: to disbar those opposing Trump and to shut down challenges to the licenses of Trump lackeys.

k7el.bsky.social•3 days ago

Maybe he can disbar judges he dislikes as well.

creditforcaring.bsky.social•3 days ago

cls180.bsky.social•2 days ago

So they want state bar associations to disbar people for following the law/Constitution? I’m thinking those hearings will take FOREVER to resolve

salbr29891.bsky.social•2 days ago

Check out https://bsky.app/profile/kekerllp.bsky.social . This firm is standing strong against Trumpism.

Statement is also on their website https://www.keker.com under "News and Events".

endoftheinternet.bsky.social•2 days ago

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enviroblazerd.bsky.social•3 days ago

Wonder what the American Bar Association would have to say about that!?

tickletime.bsky.social•3 days ago

I think they’re actually plaintiffs in at least one of the “vexatious” suits

futureed.bsky.social•3 days ago

ABA doesn't do accreditation of members.

Every state has it's own requirements for becoming a lawyer

johneola2.bsky.social•3 days ago

The American Bar Association is a trade association of attorneys. It doesn’t bar them in any state. That’s the job of each state Bar Association.

dawnlaurier.bsky.social•3 days ago

I'm hoping we'll be pleasantly surprised, but recent capitulations leave me concerned they'll find it difficult to say anything while following directions to not forget about the taint while they're down there.

eukaryotex.bsky.social•3 days ago

The ABA has already put out statements against the exec orders against law firms. I bet they’re going to drop some fire on this one.

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