{"id":114405,"date":"2025-04-10T14:23:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T22:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/10\/expected-to-fight-trumps-executive-order-with-a-lawsuit-susman-godfrey-has-battled-critics-before\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T14:23:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T22:23:17","slug":"expected-to-fight-trumps-executive-order-with-a-lawsuit-susman-godfrey-has-battled-critics-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/10\/expected-to-fight-trumps-executive-order-with-a-lawsuit-susman-godfrey-has-battled-critics-before\/","title":{"rendered":"Expected to &#8216;Fight&#8217; Trump&#8217;s Executive Order With a Lawsuit, Susman Godfrey Has Battled Critics Before"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2023, after affirmative action opponent Edward Blum threatened to sue the firm over its diversity programs, Susman Godfrey responded by expanding the programs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" 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