
DOJ abruptly U-turns after dropping defense of Trump’s battle with law firms
Government lawyers have not explained why they reversed course after abandoning their defense of the president
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Government lawyers have not explained why they reversed course after abandoning their defense of the president

The U.S. Department of Justice has unexpectedly reversed its decision, reviving its appeal to sanction law firms involved in a case that challenged Trump-era rulings, just 24 hours after initially dropping the bid.
The Trump administration had moved to drop its defense of President Donald Trump’s executive orders sanctioning law firms. A day later, it abruptly backpedaled.

The U.S. Justice Department has dropped a legal bid to revive President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting four prominent law firms over their past legal work, diversity policies and political ties.

Administration to terminate appeals in four cases involving law firms that sued to block measures from taking effect

Businesses are vying for a refund, with nearly $175bn on the line, but customers are unlikely to benefit from reversal At 8am, two hours before the US supreme court officially slapped down Donald…

Sean 'Diddy' Combs and his son Christian 'King' Combs have settled a lawsuit with one of their former law firms regarding alleged unpaid legal fees.
Renowned investor Jim Cramer expressed skepticism about major law firms entrusting high-stakes client work to AI, questioning the current reliability of tools like Anthropic's Claude. His comments follow a significant market downturn in software and tech stocks, triggered by the launch of AI plugins that analysts dubbed a 'SaaSpocalypse'.
The Trump administration's Justice Department is reportedly continuing its efforts to interfere in the operations of law firms.

Justice department reverses decision from a day earlier to walk away from court case

The Trump administration initially abandoned its defense of executive orders targeting law firms but then abruptly changed its position, signaling a continued legal fight.

The Trump administration has ceased its attempts to impose executive orders on law firms, marking a retreat in a conflict that had seen many firms comply under threat.
The Trump administration has reportedly abandoned its efforts to reinstate executive orders that would have penalized law firms, according to a Reuters report.

Proposed settlement would pay users of glyphosate-based weedkiller who have non-Hodgkin lymphoma $10,000 to $165,000 A group of 14 law firms representing nearly 20,000 plaintiffs is seeking to intervene in Bayer’s proposed class action settlement of Roundup litigation, citing concerns that the deal will not be fair to cancer sufferers. The group filed both a motion to intervene and a motion for an extension of time for court preliminary approval of the deal in St Louis city circuit court in M...

Rice argued during a podcast last week that "it is not going to end well" for corporations, news organizations, and law firms that "bent the knee" to Trump.

The Justice Department under the Trump administration reversed its decision, opting to appeal against four major law firms that challenged President Trump's executive orders.
Former President Trump has abruptly reversed course and announced he will continue his legal battle against certain law firms.

Case involved Trump orders targeting major law firms for representing clients or causes the president did not like Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US justice department has dropped legal proceedings against four law firms that stood up to retaliatory executive actions by Donald Trump for representing clients or causes the president did not like. A number of other law companies made settlements with Trump’s administration in the months after ...
President Donald Trump’s executive orders imposing sanctions on several law firms had been struck down by judges. His administration now plans to abandon its appeals.
The Trump administration has dropped several lawsuits against law firms with connections to Democrats and other political opponents of Trump.
OpenAI logo Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images OpenAI released its latest report on scammers and state actors are maliciously using ChatGPT. The report shows evidence of everything from fake dat

The US Supreme Court has struck down tariffs imposed by former President Trump, leading to discussions about the implications for Mexico.