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June 2025

The Reuveni Letter and the Bove Nomination
I wrote a Substack post in early April about Erez Reuveni, an experienced, widely praised (as shown by multiple positive performance evaluations and…
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"FAFO," says ABA
When the target of the fourth law firm executive order was revealed to be Susman Godfrey, my immediate reaction was a good laugh, because someone inside…
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All We Like Sheep
A number of public interest groups, including Lawyers Defending American Democracy and Lawyers for the Rule of Law, filed a disciplinary complaint…
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May 2025

April 2025

Should I Stay or Should I Go?
In a previous post I wrote about two federal prosecutors who resigned rather than follow instructions from Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove to…
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Conflicts for Quislings
The firms that have caved rather than challenge the egregiously unconstitutional executive orders issued by the Trump Administration have all agreed to…
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Zealous Doesn't Mean Lawless
Last week a Justice Department lawyer committed an unpardonable sin: He admitted that the deportation to El Salvador of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia…
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How Will Law Students React to Law Firms Surrendering to Trump?
(And how should they react?)
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