I worked for WilmerHale for five years. We stood up to Bush by winning a SCOTUS ruling that Gitmo detainees have a right to challenge their detention in habeas. This order is horseshit. The firm better not cave to this would-be dictator. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/... - ThreadSky

ericcolumbus.bsky.social • 7 days ago

I worked for WilmerHale for five years. We stood up to Bush by winning a SCOTUS ruling that Gitmo detainees have a right to challenge their detention in habeas.

This order is horseshit. The firm better not cave to this would-be dictator.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/03/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-addresses-risks-from-wilmerhale/

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pahoward.bsky.social•6 days ago

Don’t cave

chappea.bsky.social•6 days ago

He is trying to take out anyone who is potentially against him. Goddammit it fight!

thanatosredux.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thank goodness they’re suing

But be prepared there will be other cowards out there soon

And as somebody who was used multiple large law firms over the years in different lines of work, being in leadership I will never use a firm that employees any partners who choose to stay with a coward firm

thanatosredux.bsky.social•6 days ago

To add to that there needs to be a list of the firms that are complying and all of the partners who choose to stay - so people like me never utilize those folks in the future

johnpkeating.bsky.social•6 days ago

If WilmerHale wants access to the Nation's secrets, they should get it the same way as everyone else -- from Signal.

ericcolumbus.bsky.social•6 days ago

👊🇺🇸🔥 response by WilmerHale to Trump’s “unlawful” order against it
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5218826-trump-signs-order-targeting-law-firm-with-ties-to-robert-mueller/amp/

makriese.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thank goodness at least one firm isn’t bending the knee.

notlikewe.bsky.social•6 days ago

Not sure I’ll ever have occasion to hire WilmerHale, but if I do I will.

Perkins Coie does the kind of work I do occasionally hire for and they will absolutely be getting my business.

soonerlaw70.bsky.social•6 days ago

Time to send them our business. 💪🏼

quiltsncozycoffee.bsky.social•6 days ago

📌

ellejir59.bsky.social•6 days ago

Well done, WilmerHale. Someone has to put up a firewall against this administration’s attacks on democracy and the judiciary. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

fireduphydro.bsky.social•6 days ago

🙏 🙏 💪 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

pwnallthethings.bsky.social•6 days ago

❤️ good for them, sincerely

scottjshapiro.bsky.social•6 days ago

Finally, someone is fighting back.

bhtalmage.bsky.social•6 days ago

Perkins Coie and Williams & Connelly taking strays out here.

scottjshapiro.bsky.social•6 days ago

That’s true. Good point

billypilgrim65.bsky.social•6 days ago

Good but anodyne. Where is the anger?

johnsalomon.bsky.social•6 days ago

Where is the guillotine at this point is what I'm more interested in.

Christ on a bike

legalminimum.bsky.social•6 days ago

I wonder who’s the partner or client that told them the firm would cave.

kentropic.bsky.social•6 days ago

Perkins Coie & WilmerHale standing up for equal justice under law, Skadden & Paul Weiss laying down for the autocrat. Battle lines are being drawn more clearly every day.

dangergirl6.bsky.social•6 days ago

The vultures are the worst ! 👇🏻

fyrestrm.bsky.social•6 days ago

🙌

🙏🏼

slownomad.bsky.social•6 days ago

YES!!! I worked at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering back in the 80’s in their law office automation effort. I’m SO happy they’re fighting!!! Woo Hoo Wilmer!!!

geekgrammy.com•6 days ago

It's nice to see one of these firms standing up to Trump instead of just rolling over.

defaultvalue.bsky.social•6 days ago

Bop him in the nose, baybeeeee

langdongrant.bsky.social•6 days ago

WilmerHale isn't just fighting back -- they hired PAUL CLEMENT to represent them. That dude is a *huge* name in conservative legal circles and a rockstar Supreme Court litigator.

https://bsky.app/profile/kyledcheney.bsky.social/post/3llgxxymbrp2h

cauliflower346.bsky.social•6 days ago

Hell yeah

cheeho.bsky.social•6 days ago

Good

sorrykb.bsky.social•6 days ago

Good!

julia.cool•6 days ago

GOOD!

thelorso.bsky.social•6 days ago

Good!

jayjayerjayest.bsky.social•6 days ago

peter-speeder1.bsky.social•6 days ago

Bravo.

Bravo.

helpslipfrank77.bsky.social•6 days ago

Bravo. Way to stand up to the bullies

dangergirl6.bsky.social•6 days ago

And that’s why trump hates this this firm - he considers this actions to be anti American - and he’s seeking revenge since the firm hired Mueller after he rightly so investigated Trump’s illegal actions!

Let’s hope other firms don’t behave like they did w Paul Weiss 👇🏻

dangergirl6.bsky.social•6 days ago

WilmerHale rewarded Robert Mueller and two of his colleagues by welcoming them to the firm after they wielded the power of the Federal government to lead a partisan “investigation” against the President and others.Mueller’s investigation epitomizes the weaponization of government.

MOB BOSS REVENGE🤬

dangergirl6.bsky.social•6 days ago

once one law firm caved they all bcome easy targets I blame every law firm tried to poach clients lawyers from the Paul Weiss instead of solidarity

Will Americans still deny your living in an authoritarian country
he controls the courts,law enforcement agencies media & law firms

jenfrum.bsky.social•6 days ago

I had the pleasure of working for Wilmer for 14 years and I'm over here cheering them on.

toastfuker.bsky.social•7 days ago

One thing sticks out to me. Claiming "partisan attacks" should be a legally unjustifiable claim by the first amendment.

toastfuker.bsky.social•7 days ago

By nature a partisan attack is only deemed such by the opposition political party.

jonvalurg.bsky.social•7 days ago

Absolutely.

Fight Fascism with everything you have.

Freedom, Liberty,
and Democracy will Prevail.

#Fight #Fascism
#Freedom #Liberty #Democracy

bluegirl55.bsky.social•6 days ago

https://youtu.be/uWw6dvyUtsk?si=OetsK6rOSrO4rQqQ

chrishampsonlaw.bsky.social•7 days ago

Alum here. Underwrite!

hobbesjosh.bsky.social•6 days ago

The weaponization of this govt is so ridiculous. I have little hope that it will be stopped

elektrac.bsky.social•6 days ago

I know it seems hopeless, but it isn’t. Even the Nazis were stopped. It took 15 years and a world war, but they were stopped. There is never a time when it only makes sense to give up. When you feel hopeless, think about how angry it should make you that we have to do this shit all over again.

hobbesjosh.bsky.social•6 days ago

I am not giving up. I just don't know how you stop this. I mean it won't be stopped in the near future and there will be permanent damage because of it

elektrac.bsky.social•6 days ago

No disagreement there, and it is a tragedy. I just feel the need to encourage people right now, because right now is the window in which action will have the greatest impact.

lecohonah1.bsky.social•6 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/lecohonah1.bsky.social/post/3llg5b4wwt22c

debussy75.bsky.social•6 days ago

They could hire some legal assistance to sue and fight back!

thefool37.bsky.social•6 days ago

We are finding out that our elites are just as corrupt as the folks on the left have been saying for a long time.

maverickgator.bsky.social•6 days ago

Either these law firms will fight together, or they will be picked off, one by one.

lexatoz.bsky.social•7 days ago

I’m not that confident, but would like Paul Weiss to end up being the poster firm for “what happens when you surrender w/o a fight”. May other firms “not want to end up like THAT!” Firms now will need some front line lawyering/battle-ready litigation to survive.

Show us what you got, counselors!

delavegalaw.bsky.social•6 days ago

I hope they don't cave, but the trend among these law firms is not good.

khartsun.bsky.social•7 days ago

What was Jenner and Block's reaction, by the way?

ericcolumbus.bsky.social•7 days ago

I haven’t seen any

will-smiley.bsky.social•7 days ago

Their initial press release called the order unconstitutional. Nothing since then.

khartsun.bsky.social•7 days ago

Where is that release?

will-smiley.bsky.social•7 days ago

Was quoted in one of the articles about the order

khartsun.bsky.social•7 days ago

I know about the business insider article. I want to know where the actual press release was.

jeffholcomb.bsky.social•6 days ago

Where is the ABA?

lynn0908.bsky.social•6 days ago

They released another statement yesterday.

jeffholcomb.bsky.social•6 days ago

Good to see. I should have researched myself.

pocketseagull.bsky.social•7 days ago

Oooh Eric I’m gonna have some bad news for you. The firm will cave. They all cave.

rememberhistory.bsky.social•6 days ago

Every lawyer in America should sue Trump.

goosecrick.bsky.social•6 days ago

I thought that government procurement regulations prohibited personal bias like this EO. I didn’t realize the chief executive could dictate, based on the outcome of his past criminal indictments, which legitimate US companies would be allowed to do business with the government.

dangergirl6.bsky.social•6 days ago

The authoritarian felon in charge can do wtf he wants

Which in these cases is exacting revenge since they hired Mueller

dave1491.bsky.social•6 days ago

Whoever caves into trumps demands is a worthless little coward. Tell him to fuck of and die. We all have to stand together.

ccurrin.bsky.social•7 days ago

Actual dictator, not would-be...

misterhill2.bsky.social•7 days ago

...goddamned right

wontgobackagain.bsky.social•6 days ago

"It builds on President Trump’s previous actions, such as signing an Executive Order on his first day in office to end the weaponization of the Federal government."

Who says Big T doesn't have a sense of humor. This is obviously a joke. A bad joke, but a joke, nonetheless.

carolannfl.bsky.social•6 days ago

Seriously - how far does this have to go until something is done!

okekai.bsky.social•6 days ago

You won the Habeas and yet the court did not call for the immediate release of the prisoner as required. In one sense the SCOTUS broke Habeas in that case. They identified the illegal detention and some said you could not fully access the ancient right.

northplatter.bsky.social•6 days ago

I'm a retired lawyer. Curious, what "lawyers" are participating in drafting these EO's? Do they bring these things to Trump on a pillow and provide a little fake crown for him to wear as he signs them?

margiem.bsky.social•6 days ago

Every day get loud, show up and every day call your reps and
Mike Johnson (202) 225-2777
John Thune (202) 224-2321
Chuck Schumer (202) 224-6542
Hakeem Jefferies (202) 225-5936

Call for impeachment or treason charges. Use 5calls.org if you need help.

jkchase7.bsky.social•7 days ago

Amen from another WH alum.

jamaco.bsky.social•6 days ago

According to Paul, Weiss and the rest, this is about their clients. Democracy be damned according to the top lawyers in this country. What then about the rule of law? Is it only for the wealthy and well connected?

wontgobackagain.bsky.social•6 days ago

Paul Weiss bent the knee, which they will regret when they are ordered to do pro bono work for Proud Boys, 3%ers, neo nazis or some other vile trump supporters.
Perkins Coie and others are fighting back against these unconstitutional EOs. These firms are the best situated to stand up to trump.

coast1909.bsky.social•6 days ago

Trump is just picking off firms who would represent accountability one by one…

Is this firm specially skilled to address extrajudicial deportations, abuse & torture? Seems it.

trinipow.bsky.social•6 days ago

“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers“. Getting rid of the rule of law is key to this coup. Do not make it easier by lying down!!

rdilipk.bsky.social•7 days ago

What happened to Covington though? I haven't heard a peep about it ever since the first EO.

ericcolumbus.bsky.social•7 days ago

Neither have I. It’s really odd.

rdilipk.bsky.social•7 days ago

LOL. This is crazy. They won a TRO against the shutting down of Radio Europe against this administration just 2 days ago. I don't get it.
https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2025/03/26/covington--burling-win-tro-restraining-trump-administration-in-funding-row/

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