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President Donald Trump said Friday that Skadden, one major firm, agreed to provide $100 million-worth of free legal work to causes that he and the firm support.
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A U.S. judge on Friday said he is inclined to temporarily block Republican President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing his order targeting prominent Washington law firm WilmerHale over its...
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The executive order, which mirrored other recent directives targeting big law firms, asked federal agencies to suspend security clearances and review or terminate government contracts with the firms ...
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