President Trump is engaged in a systematic attack on America's legal institutions, seeking to weaken those opposing his agenda. He has aggressively targeted the Department of Justice, law schools, judges, and major law firms like Covington & Burling for their resistance. Despite being in a unique position to counter his authoritarian approaches, prominent law firms, collectively known as Big Law, have largely failed to assert themselves, facing a challenge of collective action. This inertia risks significant consequences for the legal profession and democracy at large, emphasizing the need for a unified response from these firms.
In his chaotic attempt to dismantle democratic governance, redefine citizenship and cast aside fundamental rights of speech and due process, President Trump has all but declared war on one of the most effective forces to stand in his way: America's legal institutions.
While many judges and public interest attorneys find courage to push back against Mr. Trump's anti-constitutional histrionics, Big Law has largely stayed silent or worse.
Every individual firm has an incentive to keep quiet, but if everyone stays silent, all will lose... it requires firms to find the courage to act together.
Covington & Burling, the white-shoe Washington-based firm, was first to be targeted by the president. Its offense: having provided pro bono legal work for Jack Smith, who led the federal prosecution.
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