{"id":108273,"date":"2025-02-12T16:02:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T00:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/12\/elon-musk-is-coming-for-biglaw\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T16:02:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T00:02:48","slug":"elon-musk-is-coming-for-biglaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/12\/elon-musk-is-coming-for-biglaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Is Coming For Biglaw"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Photo by Apu Gomes\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It should be abundantly clear by now, but it bears repeating: Elon Musk has no respect for the rule of law. His position on everything depends solely on his calculation of how much he personally benefits. Musk\u2019s unelected and unconfirmed position at the right hand of Donald Trump only pushes that maxim into starker relief.<\/p>\n

So, when a federal judge<\/a> (or more accurately, judges<\/a>) pushes back<\/a> on the power grab going on in Washington, D.C., of course Musk has something to say about it. And because he (ill-advisedly<\/a>) purchased a social media platform that\u2019s steadily lost users and value since his takeover, Musk used X<\/a> to stir up the far-right base, saying, \u201cDemocracy in America is being destroyed by judicial coup.\u201d<\/p>\n

Which, obviously, is not at all what\u2019s happening. As someone who actually understands the American system of government and isn\u2019t trying to twist it for their own benefit, Paul Grimm, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law School, notes, \u201cThe Constitution imposes on judges the duty to exercise checks and balances on legislative and executive action that has been challenged as violating the law. While individuals and organizations have a First Amendment right to criticize judicial decisions, it crosses the line to attempt to threaten and intimidate a judge in doing so, and such conduct is indefensible.\u201d<\/p>\n

But that isn\u2019t the only legal institution Musk has taken to bashing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Which law firms are pushing these anti-democratic cases to impede the will of the people? https:\/\/t.co\/hw2kCetGb8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As pointed out<\/a> by Reuters:<\/p>\n

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That lawsuit was brought in Boston by Democratic attorneys general from 22 U.S. states challenging cuts adopted by the National Institutes of Health. Two other related lawsuits related to NIH funding have been brought by groups represented by law firms Jenner & Block and Ropes & Gray.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There are at least eight large and midsized firms working on cases to oppose the Trump administration, to say nothing of the legal advocacy groups, state attorneys general, and unions bringing lawsuits.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time<\/a> Musk has had something negative to say about a Biglaw firm. But now Musk has tapped into the MAGA brain rot \u2014 so there are some wild responses to Musk\u2019s tweet.<\/p>\n

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Musk is whipping the MAGA faithful into a frenzy because, unlike when a ruling <\/a>comes out of the Fifth Circuit, he doesn\u2019t like the result. The most consistent and disturbing trend of the Trump II reign is the denigration of institutions or individuals that don\u2019t sycophantically cower to the right\u2019s whims.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @Kathryn1@mastodon.social.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Elon Musk Is Coming For Biglaw<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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(Photo by Apu Gomes\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It should be abundantly clear by now, but it bears repeating: Elon Musk has no respect for the rule of law. His position on everything depends solely on his calculation of how much he personally benefits. Musk\u2019s unelected and unconfirmed position at the right hand of Donald Trump only pushes that maxim into starker relief.<\/p>\n

So, when a federal judge<\/a> (or more accurately, judges<\/a>) pushes back<\/a> on the power grab going on in Washington, D.C., of course Musk has something to say about it. And because he (ill-advisedly<\/a>) purchased a social media platform that\u2019s steadily lost users and value since his takeover, Musk used X<\/a> to stir up the far-right base, saying, \u201cDemocracy in America is being destroyed by judicial coup.\u201d<\/p>\n

Which, obviously, is not at all what\u2019s happening. As someone who actually understands the American system of government and isn\u2019t trying to twist it for their own benefit, Paul Grimm, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law School, notes, \u201cThe Constitution imposes on judges the duty to exercise checks and balances on legislative and executive action that has been challenged as violating the law. While individuals and organizations have a First Amendment right to criticize judicial decisions, it crosses the line to attempt to threaten and intimidate a judge in doing so, and such conduct is indefensible.\u201d<\/p>\n

But that isn\u2019t the only legal institution Musk has taken to bashing.<\/p>\n

As pointed out<\/a> by Reuters:<\/p>\n

\n

That lawsuit was brought in Boston by Democratic attorneys general from 22 U.S. states challenging cuts adopted by the National Institutes of Health. Two other related lawsuits related to NIH funding have been brought by groups represented by law firms Jenner & Block and Ropes & Gray.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There are at least eight large and midsized firms working on cases to oppose the Trump administration, to say nothing of the legal advocacy groups, state attorneys general, and unions bringing lawsuits.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time<\/a> Musk has had something negative to say about a Biglaw firm. But now Musk has tapped into the MAGA brain rot \u2014 so there are some wild responses to Musk\u2019s tweet.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

Musk is whipping the MAGA faithful into a frenzy because, unlike when a ruling <\/a>comes out of the Fifth Circuit, he doesn\u2019t like the result. The most consistent and disturbing trend of the Trump II reign is the denigration of institutions or individuals that don\u2019t sycophantically cower to the right\u2019s whims.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @[email\u00a0protected].<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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