LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe Department of Justice is dropping its appeals of cases that struck down President Donald Trump’s executive orders punishing law firms, per multiple reports, officially marking a defeat of the president’s vindictive campaign to cow law firms into obedience. Trump’s executive orders, intended to undermine the ability of major law firms to challenge his administration, were some of the earliest actions he took upon retaking office in 2025. President Donald Trump targeted multiple law firms with punitive executive orders. Top law firms pulled back from representing pro bono clients, such as immigrants targeted by the Trump administration’s mass deportation policies in the immediate wake of the orders. This was all part of an autocratic plan to force elements of civil society ― law firms, nonprofits and universities ―to bend the knee through legal threats, sanctions and the removal of funding.

Source: Huffington Post March 02, 2026 21:56 UTC