Law Students Push Back Against Law Firms Capitulating to Trump: A Growing Resistance
Since February 2025, President Trump has wielded executive orders to threaten and punish major law firms that represented his political opponents or employed his critics, cutting them off from government contracts and barring access to federal courthouses unless they capitulate to his demands. To date, three firms—Perkins Coie, WilmerHale and Jenner & Block—have challenged those orders in