A U.S. judge temporarily blocked key parts of Donald Trump's executive order targeting law firm Jenner & Block on Friday - calling parts of it reprehensible and disturbing - even as another firm, Skadden Arps,
President Donald Trump said he would withdraw an executive order stripping security clearances and threatening government contracts from Paul Weiss after the powerhouse firm agreed not to use diversity and inclusion considerations in its hiring practices and donate $40 million in pro bono legal services to initiatives supported by his administration.
The chair of a law firm that struck a deal with President Trump said the president’s executive order could have easily “destroyed our firm.” Chair Brad Karp told employees in a memo obtained by The Hill that he made an agreement with Trump that included pro bono support for the administration’s plans.
President Donald Trump intensified his war on adversaries Friday, issuing an executive order branding the prominent law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP a “national security threat.” Titled “Addressing Risks from Paul Weiss,” the ...
Trump said he'd rescind an executive order targeting Paul Weiss. The firm agreed to drop DEI hiring practices and offer $40 million in pro bono services.
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Tampa Free Press on MSNTrump Revokes Executive Order Targeting Paul Weiss After Law Firm Commits To ReformIn a surprise turn of events Friday, President Donald J. Trump announced the revocation of a controversial executive order aimed at the global law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, citing what he described as the firm’s “remarkable change of course.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is withdrawing an executive order that targeted law firm Paul Weiss, saying the firm "acknowledged the wrongdoing" of an attorney who investigated the president and has pledged $40 million in free legal work to support the administration.
President Donald Trump expanded his attack on private law firms Friday, issuing an executive order that targets law firm Paul Weiss' contracts and its employees' security clearances. "The ...
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday suspending security clearances for lawyers and other employees at New York law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and restricting their access to federal buildings and officials.