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As big law firms bend the knee to Donald Trump, another target of his executive orders is fighting back.

On Friday, Susman Godfrey—which won a successful $787 million lawsuit against Fox News over the network’s airing of 2020 election conspiracies—filed a suit against a Trump executive order it says was meant to “exact revenge.”

“No administration should be allowed to punish lawyers for simply doing their jobs, protecting Americans and their constitutional right to the legal process,” Susman Godfrey said in a statement.

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[–] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 108 points 1 month ago (3 children)

They used to say not to fight newspapers, because they bought ink by the barrel. Clearly outdated now. But owning the corrupt Supreme Court isn’t the same as owning the entire judiciary, federal and state.

The Trump administration attacking law firms works when they capitulate. When they fight back, those fights can get very messy and very expensive.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago

When they fight back, those fights can get very messy and very expensive.

Good thing those law firms that bent the knee pledged to spend a collective billion dollars defending Trump.

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 21 points 1 month ago

Expensive? Yes. The thing is that money at that level is now imaginary, it is just a bunch of idiots making up numbers. They can pay for legal fees out of a Super PAC, so suing each other is just as good as sending them a check. Then there is the blatant stock market manipulation as Trump and his friends trade around numbers that are supposed to represent money in a near worthless system that 80-90% of the country doesn't even really participate in.

[–] RidderSport@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago

Is there something of professional pride and comradery among people of the law in the USA?

Over here in Germany judges, DAs and lawyers tend to stand together. Not that there have been major attacks on the legal system, but if the remuneration list for legal services by lawyers, that is decided on by a board of judges, is any indicator, then comradery exists.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 59 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Glad to see at least one Law Firm is stepping up.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s insane that it’s the only one. Only a handful of companies and politicians are doing it.

[–] JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There will be more, but most of them are too cowardly to be the first. Trump's supporters literally tried to hang Pence, but I don't think they'd try to hang 20+ Republicans if they made a joint statement.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

They’re in a cult. I can see them doing that to whoever stands up.

[–] Animated_beans@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The ACLU is also fighting back with lawsuits. There are people out there fighting, it just doesn't always make headlines

[–] Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

This is what we have to remember. The loudest voices are often the weakest, and the news is more useful than it is real.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

It's not like they got options. Trump will crush them if they don't fight now