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#jennerblock

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Dave Freedman<p>Microsoft dumped a law firm that capitulated to Trump and hired a law firm (Jenner &amp; Block) that is fighting Trump’s executive orders. </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JENNERBLOCK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JENNERBLOCK</span></a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/business/microsoft-drops-trump-compliant-law-firm.html?smid=nytcore-android-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/05/01/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/microsoft-drops-trump-compliant-law-firm.html?smid=nytcore-android-share</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>huh</p><p>good</p><p>Microsoft Boots Trump Capitulator Simpson Thacher, Awards Business To Jenner &amp; Block<br>Firms caving to Trump reach the 'find out' stage.</p><p>By Joe Patrice<br>May 1, 2025</p><p>...</p><p>"Officially, nobody’s talking. Microsoft declined to comment, Simpson ghosted reporters, and Jenner is wisely staying classy. Indeed, if anyone involved were willing to talk, they would surely describe this as a routine decision. But in this moment, with this switch, from that firm to that firm? Please. If you believe this is just business as usual, I’ve got a $125 million “pro bono” pledge to sell you."</p><p><a href="https://abovethelaw.com/2025/05/microsoft-boots-trump-capitulator-simpson-thacher-awards-business-to-jenner-block/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abovethelaw.com/2025/05/micros</span><span class="invisible">oft-boots-trump-capitulator-simpson-thacher-awards-business-to-jenner-block/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/fafo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fafo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/SimpsonThacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SimpsonThacher</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/JennerBlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JennerBlock</span></a></p>
Jeff<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/JennerBlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JennerBlock</span></a> case makes the argument that the terms of other firms' surrender (Weiss in particular) show that the EO is bullshit.</p><p>"The Paul Weiss settlement demonstrates that the President’s national security concerns do not justify the executive actions against law firms. Nothing in Paul Weiss’s actions introduces new security measures or alleviates any colorable national security concerns."</p><p><a href="https://abovethelaw.com/2025/03/jenner-block-to-trump-see-you-in-court-not-on-our-knees/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abovethelaw.com/2025/03/jenner</span><span class="invisible">-block-to-trump-see-you-in-court-not-on-our-knees/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Federal Judge Bates, George W. Bush appointee, has also issued a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TRO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TRO</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> targeting major <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LawFirm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LawFirm</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JennerBlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JennerBlock</span></a>, finding it likely violates the First, Fifth &amp; Sixth Amendments.</p><p>Judge Bates calls Trump's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EO</span></a> "disturbing" &amp; "troubling," especially the attack on pro bono practice.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Updates on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LawFirms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LawFirms</span></a> targeted by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WilmerHale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WilmerHale</span></a> [employed Robert Mueller] — Judge Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, set a 4:30 PM hearing</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JennerBlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JennerBlock</span></a> [employed Andrew Weissmann] — Judge Bates, another a George W. Bush appointee, set a 5:45PM hearing</p><p>Last Fri, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PerkinsCoie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PerkinsCoie</span></a> [worked for Hillary Clinton] got a TRO while the case moves forward.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PaulWeiss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulWeiss</span></a>, cut a deal w/Trump last month, promising $40M in pro bono legal services &amp; to hire an outside consultant to review employment practices.</p>
Erik Jonker<p>There also lawfirms like Jenner &amp; Block in the USA that deserve praise and don't give in to pressure from Trump.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lawfirm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawfirm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jennerblock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jennerblock</span></a></p>
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