Bar associations and law school deans Wednesday criticized President Donald Trump’s moves to punish lawyers for client work and judges for rulings.
“We will not stay silent,” over 50 groups said in a statement led by the American Bar Association. They oppose remaking the legal profession into “something that rewards those who agree with the government and punishes those who do not.”
Nearly 80 law school deans released a letter “condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy.”
The statements come as Trump ...
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