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Nation's biggest law firms back off from challenging Trump policies
WaPo - Gift LinkNEW YORK — The largest law firms in the United States have been far less likely to challenge President Donald Trump’s policies than they were during his first term, and smaller firms are carrying much more of the burden of high-stakes legal challenges, according to an analysis by The Washington Post.
Large firms represented plaintiffs in 15 percent of cases challenging Trump executive orders between the start of his term in January and mid-September, compared with roughly 75 percent of cases during a comparable period in Trump’s first term, The Post found. The analysis examined civil complaints and court records from legal research website CourtListener mentioning Trump and the term “executive order” for each time period.
The shift by large firms has put a significant extra burden on small- and medium-sized firms. They have taken on more of the workload in the nearly 400 lawsuits filed between January and mid-September, according to The Post’s analysis. Trump signed more than 200 executive orders in that time period, well above the count from the first eight months of his first term. Some of his executive orders this spring targeted major law firms.
The Post’s analysis was largely based on reviews of court records and interviews with attorneys who have litigation experience challenging government actions. The disputes examined in the analysis covered issues including dismissal of federal employees, health benefits, education resources and immigration.
Large firms represented plaintiffs in 15 percent of cases challenging Trump executive orders between the start of his term in January and mid-September, compared with roughly 75 percent of cases during a comparable period in Trump’s first term, The Post found. The analysis examined civil complaints and court records from legal research website CourtListener mentioning Trump and the term “executive order” for each time period.
The shift by large firms has put a significant extra burden on small- and medium-sized firms. They have taken on more of the workload in the nearly 400 lawsuits filed between January and mid-September, according to The Post’s analysis. Trump signed more than 200 executive orders in that time period, well above the count from the first eight months of his first term. Some of his executive orders this spring targeted major law firms.
The Post’s analysis was largely based on reviews of court records and interviews with attorneys who have litigation experience challenging government actions. The disputes examined in the analysis covered issues including dismissal of federal employees, health benefits, education resources and immigration.
We have reached the point where the *American Bar Association* cannot find attorneys willing to represent them in litigation against the Trump administration.
— Bill Grueskin (@bgrueskin.bsky.social) 2025-10-26T20:16:19.018Z
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