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This piece by Fabio Bertoni about the law firms that surrendered to Trump is really excellent--and it makes me even more glad that we (that is, @knightcolumbia.org) sued last week for the settlement agreements. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
What if the Big Law Firms Hadn’t Caved to Trump?
It’s not inconceivable that, had the firms resisted the President’s executive orders, his momentum for lawlessness might have been curbed.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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If major U.S. law firms had not so quickly surrendered to Donald Trump, this spring, his lawlessness might have been curbed, Fabio Bertoni writes.
What if the Big Law Firms Hadn’t Caved to Trump?
It’s not inconceivable that, had the firms resisted the President’s executive orders, his momentum for lawlessness might have been curbed.
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October 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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My latest for The New Yorker website: what if the big law firms hadn’t settled with Trump? And what does it mean for our legal system that they did?

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What if the Big Law Firms Hadn’t Caved to Trump?
It’s not inconceivable that, had the firms resisted the President’s executive orders, his momentum for lawlessness might have been curbed.
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October 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Merrick Garland’s Final Plea for Norms at the Justice Department
From the daily newsletter: a report from Washington. Plus: the coming sale of TikTok; Susan B. Glasser on “the Trump effect”; and remembering David Lynch.
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January 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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January 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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December 27, 2024 at 5:09 PM
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Trump v. United States: The Chilling Effects of Potential Presidential Immunity - New York State Bar Association
If the President does it, it’s not illegal.” Richard M. Nixon, 1977 The view of maximalist executive power has rarely been expressed as bluntly as Richard Nixon did in his interview with British journ...
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November 25, 2024 at 2:50 AM
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How Would This Supreme Court Rule on Book Banning?
A lawsuit filed in federal court in Iowa is one of a number of cases that may eventually come before the Court. The key precedent is an instructive decision from 1982.
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November 25, 2024 at 2:49 AM
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Justice Neil Gorsuch’s Radical Reinterpretation of the First Amendment
His opinion in the case of a public-high-school football coach who led prayers on the fifty-yard line privileges religious speech.
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November 25, 2024 at 2:48 AM