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After 4 BigLaw firms reach deals with Trump, their future may include coal industry pro bono, DEI caution

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has some work for BigLaw firms that made pro bono pledges to avoid punitive executive orders.

Apr 9, 2025 10:41 AM CDT

After DC Circuit reinstates fired agency board members, chief justice pauses action

Updated: Chief Justice John Roberts has temporarily blocked reinstatement of fired board members of two independent agencies after an en banc federal appeals court ruled in their favor Monday.

Apr 9, 2025 9:11 AM CDT

ABA Day 2025: Your voice, your advocacy, your impact

ABA Day is more than an event—it is a chance for the legal profession to show its commitment to the communities we serve. Through a dynamic combination of ABA Day in Washington and ABA Day Online, members will advocate for critical legal issues.

Apr 9, 2025 6:00 AM CDT

Nonprofits that challenged mass firings didn’t have standing, Supreme Court says while staying rehiring order

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a federal judge’s preliminary injunction that required the federal government to rehire as many as 16,000 fired probationary employees.

Apr 8, 2025 1:31 PM CDT

Barrett joins liberal dissent questioning SCOTUS venue decision that ends case before judge deemed ‘lunatic’ by Trump

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday lifted a temporary restraining order that banned the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members, ruling that the legal challenge should have been filed in Texas, rather than Washington, D.C.

Apr 8, 2025 11:52 AM CDT

Which firms, legal groups, law profs signed briefs supporting Perkins Coie in challenge to punitive Trump order?

Amicus briefs supporting Perkins Coie are piling up in its challenge to a punitive order against the law firm signed by President Donald Trump.

Apr 8, 2025 8:52 AM CDT

DOJ opposes court-ordered return of immigrant, suspends lawyer who said he shouldn’t have been deported

Updated: The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a federal judge’s order to return an immigrant mistakenly sent to a prison in El Salvador in Central America—a move that followed the department’s decision to place one of its lawyers on indefinite leave, apparently for his admissions in the case.

Apr 7, 2025 2:23 PM CDT

Suits seeking continued US funding will likely be routed to Court of Federal Claims after SCOTUS decision, law prof says

A decision on Friday by the U.S. Supreme Court in a challenge to an education-grant freeze will likely redirect many other lawsuits regarding Trump administration spending decisions to the Court of Federal Claims, according to a law professor.

Apr 7, 2025 11:42 AM CDT

Revoking security clearances includes due process, which is not being followed, says whistleblower lawyer

Whistleblower lawyer Mark Zaid tells the ABA Journal in an interview that his security clearance has recently been revoked by the Trump administration. A registered independent, Zaid says he has never been involved in “a meaningful” way with any political party. “I am strictly a lawyer who represents clients.”

Apr 7, 2025 10:27 AM CDT

Can Trump serve third term? Yale Law prof sees ‘possible loophole’ to 22nd Amendment ban

Can President Donald Trump serve a third term? The 22nd Amendment appears to prevent it. “No person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice,” it reads. But could a president serve a third term if he isn’t “elected” to the office?

Apr 3, 2025 3:01 PM CDT

After 4 BigLaw firms reach deals with Trump, their future may include coal industry pro bono, DEI caution

After DC Circuit reinstates fired agency board members, chief justice pauses action

ABA Day 2025: Your voice, your advocacy, your impact

Nonprofits that challenged mass firings didn’t have standing, Supreme Court says while staying rehiring order

Barrett joins liberal dissent questioning SCOTUS venue decision that ends case before judge deemed ‘lunatic’ by Trump

Which firms, legal groups, law profs signed briefs supporting Perkins Coie in challenge to punitive Trump order?

DOJ opposes court-ordered return of immigrant, suspends lawyer who said he shouldn’t have been deported

Suits seeking continued US funding will likely be routed to Court of Federal Claims after SCOTUS decision, law prof says

Revoking security clearances includes due process, which is not being followed, says whistleblower lawyer

Can Trump serve third term? Yale Law prof sees ‘possible loophole’ to 22nd Amendment ban

Group formed by Heritage Foundation asks BigLaw firms to provide pro bono help

Fourth firm reaches pro bono deal with Trump to avoid potential order punishing its government clients

TRO requires US to continue funding immigration court lawyers for children entering country without parent

Willkie Farr & Gallagher, home to Kamala Harris’ husband, settles with Trump

Do law school clinics engage in ‘progressive-left’ advocacy? Congressional committee seeks information

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