"People are aware of the executive orders against law firms to suggest that no one in a law firm could enter any federal building that would mean that you would not be able to practise law. So that's an assault or a threat against law firms, and as effective as physical threats. People maybe a year or two ago might have said that could never happen in the United States. [This shows] no place is immune, no place is perfect."
"Since taking office, Donald Trump and his government have placed restrictions on some lawyers and law firms, including their ability to freely represent clients, mostly because they have done legal work that the president has opposed or they have been associated with prosecutors who investigated him. Among the tactics adopted have been terminating lawyers' security clearances, severing firms' government contracts, refraining from hiring certain firms' employees for federal government jobs and limiting lawyers' access to federal buildings."
The Trump administration imposed restrictions on certain lawyers and law firms, curtailing their ability to represent clients freely and limiting access to federal facilities. Measures included terminating security clearances, ending government contracts, refraining from hiring employees of targeted firms, and restricting entry to federal buildings. Targets often included lawyers who performed legal work opposed by the president or who were associated with prosecutors who investigated him. The American Bar Association filed a June lawsuit seeking a federal declaration that those tactics constitute unconstitutional intimidation. International legal counterparts observed a role reversal and recognized that no jurisdiction is immune from such pressures.
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