"As the Trump administration has fired federal employees and top officials for political reasons, blocked millions of dollars Congress appropriated and flouted legal norms, several legal outfits are providing crucial pro bono and other help to many individuals hurt by Donald Trump's authoritarian actions, say lawyers involved and ex-prosecutors. Lowell & Associates, Democracy Defenders Fund and the Washington Litigation Group, are among the leading legal groups with clients battling"
"Former DoJ prosecutors credit these smaller legal outfits for challenging administration moves that jeopardize the rule of law The creation of these new entities reflects a broad-based professional revulsion at the ongoing efforts to undermine the rule of law by the Trump administration, including turning the DoJ into an extension of the White House rather than a department that is faithful to the facts and the law, said ex-DoJ inspector general Michael Bromwich."
"These newer legal outfits in some ways are also helping fill a vacuum created by Trump's pressure tactics on several major law firms with some Democratic ties which led them to agree to provide hundreds of millions in pro bono help to administration priorities. Nine big law firms, including Paul Weiss and Kirkland & Ellis, struck deals with Trump in the first months of his second term to avert an executive order that would have made it very hard for them to represent their clients."
Several smaller legal outfits such as Lowell & Associates, Democracy Defenders Fund and the Washington Litigation Group are representing individuals affected by the Trump administration's politically driven firings, blocked congressional appropriations, and legal norm violations. Veteran white-collar lawyers and former DoJ prosecutors at these firms pursue job reinstatements, defenses against investigations, and recovery of illegally withheld funds. Former DoJ officials credit these groups with challenging administration actions that threaten the rule of law. The organizations also fill a gap left when major law firms curtailed representation due to Trump pressure and related deals requiring large pro bono commitments.
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