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Tonkon Torp LLP: “The Constitution protects the ability of lawyers to represent all manner of clients and causes and enshrines access to justice. Politically targeted actions against lawyers and law firms like the recent executive order on Perkins Coie undermine our legal system.”
“The lawyers of Tonkon Torp stand with Perkins Coie. On March 6, President Trump issued an executive order stripping security clearances from the Perkins lawyers, canceling the firm's government contracts, and barring the lawyers from accessing government buildings (among other things). Managing Board member Anna Sortun commented on this executive order in a Portland Business Journal article published on Friday: "The order sent a ripple through the legal community, with many assuming it was meant to have a chilling effect on lawyers and law firm represention. I suspect the order will have the opposite effect. The Constitution protects the ability of lawyers to represent all manner of clients and causes and enshrines access to justice. Politically targeted actions against lawyers and law firms like the recent executive order on Perkins Coie undermine our legal system. The U.S. system of law relies upon lawyers to represet all sides of any given issue, even unpopular ones. I can only speak for Tonkon Torp, which supports Perkins Coie and will not change its approach to case evaluation as a result of this order."
March 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Selendy Gay PLLC: “Selendy Gay supports Perkins Coie, Covington, and the [ABA] in their courageous defense of the rule of law and rejects the notion that the government can punish lawyers for their choice of clients or threaten judges for presiding over cases adverse to the administration...”
Selendy Gay supports Perkins Coie, Covington, and the American Bar Association in their courageous defense of the rule of law and rejects the notion that the government can punish lawyers for their choice of clients or threaten judges for presiding over cases adverse to the administration. We stand with the brave lawyers who will oppose any attempts by the government to intimidate members of the bar or judiciary for doing their jobs. We are proud of the great history of respect for the rule of law in this country and believe that the freedom and prosperity that have resulted from the separation of powers at the foundation of this republic are worth defending
March 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Albert Sellars LLP: “Fuck that fascist nonsense.”
Kendra Albert @kendraserra.bsky.social: Our official statement from Albert Sellars LLP on President Trump's recent executive order. Statement from Albert Sellars LLP on Trump's Executive Order "Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court" Fuck that fascist nonsense. Albert * Sellars March 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM & Everybody can reply
March 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Of course, the complaint filed by Williams & Connolly on behalf of Perkins Coie is itself quite a statement: “The Order is an affront to the Constitution and our adversarial system of justice. Its plain purpose is to bully those who advocate points of view that the President perceives as adverse..”
WHAT THIS CASE IS ABOUT 1. This case concerns an Executive Order issued on March 6, 2025, entitled, "Addressing Risks From Perkins Coie LLP" ("the Order"). The Order is an affront to the Constitution and our adversarial system of justice. Its plain purpose is to bully those who advocate points of view that the President perceives as adverse to the views of his Administration, whether those views are presented on behalf of paying or pro bono clients. Perkins Coie brings this case reluctantly. The firm is comprised of lawyers who advocate for clients; its attorneys and employees are not activists or partisans. But Perkins Coie's ability to represent the interests of its clients— and its ability to operate as a legal-services business at all— are under direct and imminent threat. Perkins Coie cannot allow its clients to be bullied. The firm is committed to a resolute defense of the rule of law, without regard to party or ideology, and therefore brings this lawsuit to declare the Order unlawful and to enjoin its implementation. The Order's peculiar title betrays its oddity as an Executive Order, for its purpose is not executive in nature. Rather, the Order reflects a purpose that is judicial—to adjudicate whether a handful of lawyers at Perkins Coie LLP ("Perkins Coie," "the law firm," or "the firm") engaged in misconduct in the course of litigation and then to punish them by: (1) terminating government contracts with firm clients, thereby driving away current and prospective clients; (2) denying all members and employees of the firm access to federal buildings and meetings or other engagement with federal employees; and (3) immediately suspending, and possibly revoking, security clearances for all firm employees. The Order imposes these punishments on the entire law firm even though the attorneys involved in the purported misconduct numbered a mere handful of the more than 1,200 2
March 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Elias Law Group: “President Trump’s goal is clear. He wants lawyers and law firms to capitulate and cower until there is no one left to oppose his Administration in court.”
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social shares statement from Elias Law Group on Bluesky: "President Trump is attempting to dismantle the constitution and attack the rule of law in his obsessive pursuit of retribution against his political opponents. Today's White House Memo targets not only me and my law firm, but every attorney and law firm who dares to challenge his assault on the rule of law. "President Trump's goal is clear. He wants lawyers and law firms to capitulate and cower until there is no one left to oppose his Administration in court.” "Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf.” "Our democracy is in peril, and the decisions made by lawyers and their firms may GROUP very well determine the future of the rule of law in the United States."
March 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Kwall Barack Nadeau PLLC: “Make no mistake, the goal of the Trump Administration is not only to punish specific lawyers or firms, but to chill the legal profession itself, until there is no one left willing to stand up in court and say, 'This is wrong.'”
Ryan Barack @law4employees.bsky.social: “We posted a statement about the attack on the rule of law. I urge others to do the same.” The statement reads: In response to President Trump issuing a presidential memorandum on "Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court," Ryan Barack of Kwall Barack Nadeau PLLC issued the following statement: For decades, the lawyers of Kwall Barack Nadeau PLLC have stood with the people, fighting to uphold the rights of employees, safeguard constitutional protections, and ensure that no one is above the law. We have represented individuals and classes of people who have faced discrimination, retaliation, and injustice, not because it was easy, but because it was the right thing to do. The Trump Administration's recent memorandum targeting attorneys who dare to challenge unlawful actions is a direct threat to the rule of law. It is meant to intimidate law firms like ours and to discourage the kind of advocacy we have practiced for years: principled, fearless, and rooted in justice. Make no mistake, the goal of the Trump Administration is not only to punish specific lawyers or firms, but to chill the legal profession itself, until there is no one left willing to stand up in court and say, "This is wrong." Our democracy depends on lawyers willing to speak truth to power. At Kwall Barack Nadeau PLLC we have done that for years and we're not stopping now.
March 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Keker, Van Nest, & Peters:

“We encourage law firm leaders to sign on to an amicus effort in support of Perkins Coie's challenge to the Administration's executive order targeting the firm, and to resist the Administration's erosion of the rule of law."
Keker, Van Nest & Peters on @kekerllp.bsky.social: Our first post is a big one...Statement from Keker, Van Nest & Peters on Trump's Latest Executive Order "Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court." "Trump's new Executive Order underscores how far removed this President, Attorney General and Administration are from our nation's Constitution and bedrock values. Our liberties depend on lawyers' willingness to represent unpopular people and causes, including in matters adverse to the Federal Government. An attack on lawyers who perform this work is inexcusable and despicable. Our profession owes every client zealous legal representation without fear of retribution, regardless of their political affiliation or ability to pay. We encourage law firm leaders to sign on to an amicus effort in support of Perkins Coie's challenge to the Administration's executive order targeting the firm, and to resist the Administration's erosion of the rule of law." - John Keker, Robert Van Nest, Elliot Peters, Laurie Carr Mims, and the Keker, Van Nest & Peters Partnership ALT
March 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM