Ex-DOJ Chief Garland Joins Arnold & Porter, Firm Suing Trump (1)

May 23, 2025, 5:33 PM UTCUpdated: May 23, 2025, 9:08 PM UTC

Merrick Garland, who served as attorney general for much of the Biden administration, is returning to Arnold & Porter as the firm takes on President Donald Trump in court.

Garland rejoined Arnold & Porter as a partner in the firm’s appellate and Supreme Court practice group, the firm said Friday. Garland will represent the firm’s clients in civil and criminal litigation, antitrust, and administrative law.

The moves marks the third stint at Arnold & Porter for Garland, who previously served as a judge in Washington and saw his nomination for a Supreme Court seat by President Barack Obama scuttled by ...

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