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Congratulations to Wisconsin’s newest Supreme Court Justice, Susan Crawford!

The voters spoke loud and clear: Wisconsin is not for sale.
April 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Absolutely shameful.👇

"None of the top 20 law firms in the US have so far offered their 'unconditional support' to an effort by Perkins Coie to fight sanctions imposed by the Trump administration." www.ft.com/content/494a...
Top US law firms balk at backing Perkins’ challenge to Trump sanctions
Legal industry split over whether to join amicus brief against president’s order for fear of retaliation
www.ft.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
midwestlawyer.bsky.social
The most hopeful I've been in a while, after hearing that Paul Clement took WilmerHale's case challenging the EO. He knows what it means if lawyers can be targeted for who they represent, and understands the sanctity of the rule of law and the 1st Amendment. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
WilmerHale Fights Trump With Conservative Star Paul Clement (1)
A prominent litigator who has spent his career fighting for conservative issues is now taking on the Trump administration over its attacks on law firms.
news.bloomberglaw.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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BREAKING, via The Seattle Times: Trump's executive order to restrict birthright citizenship is blocked for at least the next two weeks by a Reagan appointee in Seattle who eviscerated the Trump lawyers present defending the order. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Senior U.S. District Judge John Coughenour on Thursday was blistering in his criticism of Trump’s action as he granted a temporary restraining order that blocks Trump’s executive order from taking effect nationwide. “I’ve been on the bench for over four decades, I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one is. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order,” Coughenour, an appointee of Ronald Reagan, said from the bench. “There are other times in world history where we look back and people of goodwill can say where were the judges, where were the lawyers?” Coughenour interrupted before Brett Shumate, a Justice Department attorney, could even complete his first sentence. “In your opinion Is this executive order constitutional?” he asked. Shumate said, “it absolutely is.” “Frankly I have difficulty understanding how a member of the Bar could state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order,” Coughenour said. “It just boggles my mind.”
January 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
midwestlawyer.bsky.social
This is the type of courage we need in this moment.
sethcotlar.bsky.social Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · Jan 21
If you watch only one short video today, make it this one. Remarkable bravery, and the looks on the various faces could be material for a dissertation on gender, the family, and authoritarianism. youtu.be/gVInX42IQD8?...
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde appeals to President Trump to have mercy upon immigrants and minorities
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January 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM