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Inside Elite Law Firms, Protests and Quitting

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher is committing at least $100 million in pro bono work to causes aligned to “conservative ideals,” President Donald Trump said Tuesday.
The Washington Post |
Trump’s campaign against the major law firms has tested the guardrails of the Constitution as much as any other action since Inauguration Day.
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Either cut a deal with him to protect their billion-dollar businesses, or sue him to assert their right to continue representing clients as they please.

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