{"id":115776,"date":"2025-04-20T19:28:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T03:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/20\/the-intellectual-legal-right-is-coming-for-trump-see-also\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T19:28:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T03:28:17","slug":"the-intellectual-legal-right-is-coming-for-trump-see-also","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/20\/the-intellectual-legal-right-is-coming-for-trump-see-also\/","title":{"rendered":"The Intellectual Legal Right Is Coming For Trump \u2014 See Also"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lawyers On The Right And The Left Agree:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/both-sides-trump-disappearing-people-to-foreign-gulags-due-process\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> What the Trump administration is doing is deeply disturbing.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Folks Are Quitting The Cowardly Firms That Made Deals With Trump:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/simpson-attorney-quits-after-firm-quits-on-rule-of-law\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Simpson Thacher<\/a>, Latham and Kirkland are <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/associates-at-kirkland-and-latham-latest-to-quit-biglaw-gigs-because-of-cowardly-deals-with-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">down some quality attorneys<\/a> \u2014 and they have no one to blame but themselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But Not Everyone Is Bending The Knee To Trump: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/t14-law-schools-faculty-shows-biglaw-what-a-spine-looks-like\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law school faculty is taking a stand.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Susman Godfrey Is <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/susman-godfrey-hits-back-at-trump-administration-over-executive-order-targeting-the-firm\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fighting The Good Figh<\/a>t:<\/strong> And notching <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/granting-susman-godfrey-a-temporary-restraining-order-judge-calls-out-the-cowardly-biglaw-firms-inking-deals-with-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an early \u2014 and important\u2013 victory.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A&amp;O Shearman Has Never Seen <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/pray-i-dont-alter-it-any-further-what-darth-vader-should-teach-law-firms-about-settling-with-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Original Star Wars<\/a>:<\/strong> Because <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/ao-shearman-will-do-125-million-in-free-legal-work-for-trump-but-they-draw-the-line-at-trade-deals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">they think Trump will respect boundaries.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/the-intellectual-legal-right-is-coming-for-trump-see-also\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Intellectual Legal Right Is Coming For Trump \u2014 See Also<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lawyers On The Right And The Left Agree:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/both-sides-trump-disappearing-people-to-foreign-gulags-due-process\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> What the Trump administration is doing is deeply disturbing.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Folks Are Quitting The Cowardly Firms That Made Deals With Trump:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/simpson-attorney-quits-after-firm-quits-on-rule-of-law\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Simpson Thacher<\/a>, Latham and Kirkland are <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/associates-at-kirkland-and-latham-latest-to-quit-biglaw-gigs-because-of-cowardly-deals-with-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">down some quality attorneys<\/a> \u2014 and they have no one to blame but themselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But Not Everyone Is Bending The Knee To Trump: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/t14-law-schools-faculty-shows-biglaw-what-a-spine-looks-like\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law school faculty is taking a stand.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Susman Godfrey Is <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/susman-godfrey-hits-back-at-trump-administration-over-executive-order-targeting-the-firm\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fighting The Good Figh<\/a>t:<\/strong> And notching <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/granting-susman-godfrey-a-temporary-restraining-order-judge-calls-out-the-cowardly-biglaw-firms-inking-deals-with-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an early \u2014 and important\u2013 victory.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A&amp;O Shearman Has Never Seen <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/pray-i-dont-alter-it-any-further-what-darth-vader-should-teach-law-firms-about-settling-with-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Original Star Wars<\/a>:<\/strong> Because <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/ao-shearman-will-do-125-million-in-free-legal-work-for-trump-but-they-draw-the-line-at-trade-deals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">they think Trump will respect boundaries.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/the-intellectual-legal-right-is-coming-for-trump-see-also\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Intellectual Legal Right Is Coming For Trump \u2014 See Also<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawyers On The Right And The Left Agree: What the Trump administration is doing is deeply disturbing. More Folks Are Quitting The Cowardly Firms That Made Deals With Trump: Simpson Thacher, Latham and Kirkland are down some quality attorneys \u2014 and they have no one to blame but themselves. 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