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Rivals Pounce on Paul Weiss, a Top Law Firm

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The New York Times |
President Trump’s executive order attacking Paul Weiss and severely restricting that law firm’s ability to represent its clients was widely seen by lawyers as a dangerous affront to the nation’s legal...
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Jenner & Block said Friday that the executive order is unconstitutional and that it expects to “prevail quickly.”
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Federal judges dealt twin blows to President Trump’s retaliation campaign on Friday by issuing temporary restraining orders blocking much of his executive orders targeting two major law firms that par...

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