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According to The Wall Street Journal, law firms are “scrambling to stay out of the crosshairs” of the Trump administration following President Trump’s orders targeting three major law firms and another order Friday evening threatening further action. See prior Roundups here, here, and here for the background. (WSJ.)
In an email Sunday, Brad Karp, the chairman of Paul Weiss, said that the firm planned to challenge Trump’s order targeting the firm in court, but eventually decided to negotiate a deal with Trump when it became clear that even if the firm successfully challenged the order, clients would still perceive the firm “as being persona non grata with the Administration.” (Email, Original Jurisdiction.)
Bob Bauer argued that the Paul Weiss deal threatens the independence of the legal profession. He asserted that law firms, especially leading firms, have a responsibility not only to their clients, “but to the legal system itself.” (Executive Functions.)
According to a Department of Homeland Security notice released Friday, the Trump administration is terminating the temporary legal status for up to approximately 532,000 Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian, and Nicaraguan migrants who were, according to the administration, “granted advance authorization to travel to the United States and receive consideration for parole into the United States.” The policy exempts individuals “who have since obtained a lawful immigration status or other basis that permits them to remain in the United States.” (Notice.) (NBC News.) (Commentary from Ilya Somin, The Volokh Conspiracy.)
Judge Michael Luttig analyzed Trump’s criticism of the judiciary and how courts and the public are likely to respond. (NYT.)