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The federal occupation of Minneapolis has radicalized Lowry Hill man, and a former moderate candidate for mayor, Clint Conner, who is calling for Mayor Frey to come up with a plan to use MPD to arrest "ICE criminals."
January 15, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The federal occupation of Minneapolis has radicalized Lowry Hill man, and a former moderate candidate for mayor, Clint Conner, who is calling for Mayor Frey to come up with a plan to use MPD to arrest "ICE criminals."
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![UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
PERKINS COIE LLP,
Plaintiff,
V.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al.,
Defendants.
Civil Action No. 25-716 (BAH)
Judge Beryl A. Howell
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No American President has ever before issued executive orders like the one at issue in this
lawsuit targeting a prominent law firm with adverse actions to be executed by all Executive branch agencies but, in purpose and effect, this action draws from a playbook as old as Shakespeare, who penned the phrase: "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, HENRY VI, PART 2, act 4, sc. 2, 1. 75. When Shakespeare's character, a rebel leader intent on
becoming king, see id. I. 74, hears this suggestion, he promptly incorporates this tactic as part of
his plan to assume power, leading in the same scene to the rebel leader demanding "[a]way with
him," referring to an educated clerk, who "can make obligations and write court hand," id. 1. 90,
106. Eliminating lawyers as the guardians of the rule of law removes a major impediment to the
path to more power. See Walters v. Nat'l Ass'n of Radiation Survivors, 473 U.S. 305, 371 n.24
(1985) (Stevens, J., dissenting) (explaining the import of the same Shakespearean statement to be
"that disposing of lawyers is a step in the direction of a totalitarian form of government").
The importance of independent lawyers to ensuring the American judicial system's fair
and impartial administration of justice has been recognized in this country since its founding era.
In 1770, John Adams made the singularly unpopular decision to represent eight British soldiers
charged with murder for their roles in the Boston Massacre and "claimed later to have suffered the](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t4x2ruk2qmob2b2cx55h4v7r/bafkreibym7gqxofw4wrpxo3r5q2yf7rki7sbtv4o6t6b2oiznxqwv2of3q@jpeg)
May 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court permanently BLOCKS Trump executive order targeting my former law firm, Perkins Coie.
Executive Order 14230, entitled “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP,” violates the First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and is therefore null and void
Executive Order 14230, entitled “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP,” violates the First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and is therefore null and void
May 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court permanently BLOCKS Trump executive order targeting my former law firm, Perkins Coie.
Executive Order 14230, entitled “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP,” violates the First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and is therefore null and void
Executive Order 14230, entitled “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP,” violates the First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and is therefore null and void
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When I started Democracy Docket in 2020 my theory was to obsessively focus on democracy and the courts. No games, no lifestyle features, no false neutrality.
Now with 400,000 subscribers that has become a reality. I hope you check it out and sign-up. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newsletters
Now with 400,000 subscribers that has become a reality. I hope you check it out and sign-up. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newsletters
April 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
When I started Democracy Docket in 2020 my theory was to obsessively focus on democracy and the courts. No games, no lifestyle features, no false neutrality.
Now with 400,000 subscribers that has become a reality. I hope you check it out and sign-up. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newsletters
Now with 400,000 subscribers that has become a reality. I hope you check it out and sign-up. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newsletters
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Kudos to the law firm Arnold & Porter. It is the largest law firm that is not either itself target by Trump or representing a firm targeted by Trump to sign the amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie. Put another way, A&P has no direct financial interest in the outcome of the case and yet signed.
April 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Kudos to the law firm Arnold & Porter. It is the largest law firm that is not either itself target by Trump or representing a firm targeted by Trump to sign the amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie. Put another way, A&P has no direct financial interest in the outcome of the case and yet signed.
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Frey-aligned PACs
-All of Mpls
-We ❤️ Minneapolis
Progressive PACs
-Mpls for the Many
PAC that should exist but doesn't
-Mostly People from Suburbs West of Mpls
-All of Mpls
-We ❤️ Minneapolis
Progressive PACs
-Mpls for the Many
PAC that should exist but doesn't
-Mostly People from Suburbs West of Mpls
Okay so I'm late to paying attention at city level, specifically. Who wants to tell me about Mpls for the Many & All of Mpls? Who are these people & what's going on here? I assume it's Frey/not-Frey division but is that accurate and is there more?
April 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Frey-aligned PACs
-All of Mpls
-We ❤️ Minneapolis
Progressive PACs
-Mpls for the Many
PAC that should exist but doesn't
-Mostly People from Suburbs West of Mpls
-All of Mpls
-We ❤️ Minneapolis
Progressive PACs
-Mpls for the Many
PAC that should exist but doesn't
-Mostly People from Suburbs West of Mpls
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“As a little girl growing up in Chippewa Falls,” Judge Susan Crawford said in her victory speech, “I never could have imagined that I’d be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin. And we won.”
April 2, 2025 at 8:24 AM
“As a little girl growing up in Chippewa Falls,” Judge Susan Crawford said in her victory speech, “I never could have imagined that I’d be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin. And we won.”
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UPDATE: A third law firm—WilmerHale—has filed suit over Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms.
WilmerHale is repped by well-known Supreme Court litigator Paul Clement.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
WilmerHale is repped by well-known Supreme Court litigator Paul Clement.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
UPDATE: A third law firm—WilmerHale—has filed suit over Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms.
WilmerHale is repped by well-known Supreme Court litigator Paul Clement.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
WilmerHale is repped by well-known Supreme Court litigator Paul Clement.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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This post has really blown up. Which is encouraging! I'm still angry because I believe in my profession. I know it sounds naive but I honestly believe that lawyers owe an obligation to something bigger, other than themselves. And I am pissed as hell that other lawyers seem to see it differently.
I am very angry. Which is weird for me because I don't usually get angry. (Depressed is more my speed). But I am very angry at the cowards, the betrayers of our oath, the colleagues who joined my profession but now abandon any pretense of pursuing the ideals of the rule of law.
March 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This post has really blown up. Which is encouraging! I'm still angry because I believe in my profession. I know it sounds naive but I honestly believe that lawyers owe an obligation to something bigger, other than themselves. And I am pissed as hell that other lawyers seem to see it differently.
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THREAD: Law firm statements issued in response to Trump’s executive orders targeting lawyers.
(This thread will be updated as additional statements are released. Want to flag something that I missed? DM me, email me at anna.bower@lawfaremedia.org, or send me a message on Signal at annabower.24)
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(This thread will be updated as additional statements are released. Want to flag something that I missed? DM me, email me at anna.bower@lawfaremedia.org, or send me a message on Signal at annabower.24)
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March 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
THREAD: Law firm statements issued in response to Trump’s executive orders targeting lawyers.
(This thread will be updated as additional statements are released. Want to flag something that I missed? DM me, email me at anna.bower@lawfaremedia.org, or send me a message on Signal at annabower.24)
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(This thread will be updated as additional statements are released. Want to flag something that I missed? DM me, email me at anna.bower@lawfaremedia.org, or send me a message on Signal at annabower.24)
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Doesn't mean as much from the other side of the pond Anna - but we stand with them:
Ramparts stands with Perkins Coie, Covington & Burling LLP, Keker, Van… | Ramparts
Ramparts stands with Perkins Coie, Covington & Burling LLP, Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP Kwall Barack Nadeau PLLC Elias Law Group Williams & Connolly LLP, Andy…
www.linkedin.com
March 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Doesn't mean as much from the other side of the pond Anna - but we stand with them:
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Anna-Rose Mathieson, partner at Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP: “There's a law firm amici brief in the works opposing the Executive Order in the Perkins Coie case. Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP is signing on. Big kudos to Munger Tolles for stepping up…”
March 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Anna-Rose Mathieson, partner at Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP: “There's a law firm amici brief in the works opposing the Executive Order in the Perkins Coie case. Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP is signing on. Big kudos to Munger Tolles for stepping up…”
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Equity Litigation Group LLP:
“The attacks on lawyers, law firms, and judges by Donald Trump and Elon Musk are an attack on the American constitutional order…We will not be intimidated by bullies.”
“The attacks on lawyers, law firms, and judges by Donald Trump and Elon Musk are an attack on the American constitutional order…We will not be intimidated by bullies.”
March 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Equity Litigation Group LLP:
“The attacks on lawyers, law firms, and judges by Donald Trump and Elon Musk are an attack on the American constitutional order…We will not be intimidated by bullies.”
“The attacks on lawyers, law firms, and judges by Donald Trump and Elon Musk are an attack on the American constitutional order…We will not be intimidated by bullies.”
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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...”
March 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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...”
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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.”
March 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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.”