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Law firms refuse to represent Trump opponents in the wake of his attacks
The president issued a new order Tuesday sanctioning yet another law firm, Jenner & Block. The result overall has been called an extraordinary threat to the constitutional rights of due process and legal representation, as well as a far weaker effort to challenge Trump’s actions in court than during his first term.

Legal scholars say no previous U.S. administration has taken such concerted action against the legal establishment,

Trump has used executive orders to target powerful law firms that have challenged him.

Trump on Friday ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to expand the campaign beyond individual law firms by sanctioning lawyers

The sweeping campaign is targeting the livelihoods of the people best qualified to contest the legality of Trump’s agenda.

“It sends little chills down my spine,” U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell said in court as she granted Perkins Coie a temporary restraining order this month and suggested the executive order might have been unconstitutional.