At a gathering of 350 lawyers in New York City, serious discussions on defending justice arose amid heightened tensions regarding threats to the judiciary and executive orders from the Trump administration targeting legal firms. Panelists pushed for protests and lawsuits against these actions, highlighting concerns over judiciary safety and civil liberties. Bar Association President Muhammad U. Faridi asserted the duty of lawyers to uphold the law, stressing the abnormality of current political pressures faced by the legal community.
We should bring as many lawsuits as we possibly can to stop the administration from doing what it can, urged civil rights lawyer Ilann Maazel, a panelist.
Lawyers do not serve the executive - they serve the law, Faridi said, kicking off the evening's program. What we are witnessing today is not normal.
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