Trump, executive order and Skadden
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Jenner is one of three firms that have sued the government – and won temporary restraining orders – over the executive orders that Trump has said were in response to their partners’ or clients’ politi...
U.S. News & World Report |
President Donald Trump announced deals Friday with five law firms that will allow them to avoid the prospect of a punishing executive order and require them to together provide hundreds of millions of...
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Trump’s targeting of Miles Taylor, a former Department of Homeland Security official in Trump’s first term, and Chris Krebs, a former top cybersecurity official, came as the Republican president has s...
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Rachel Cohen, who quit Big Law firm Skadden over its response to Trump's executive orders, said she asked her parents if her decision to quit was fair.
More than 80 alumni of law firm Skadden Arps sent a letter to the firm's leadership condemning an agreement it struck with President Donald Trump to avoid an executive order targeting the firm.
I cannot imagine a worse deal than the one that Skadden came away with.” That’s the opinion of one of the law firm’s own associates, Rachel Cohen. On this episode of our podcast, On The Merits, Cohen speaks with Bloomberg Law editor Jessie Kokrda Kamens about her reaction to the Skadden deal and about what power associates have in this ongoing battle between Big Law and the White House.
Trump did not reveal his reasons for threatening the firm with an executive order, but on March 23, Elon Musk posted on social media: “Skadden, this needs to stop now.” Musk was referring to ...