The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) has strongly objected to a summons issued by India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) to senior counsel Arvind Datar, who had provided legal advice to Care Health Insurance in an ESOP-related …
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Read the complaint: ABA sues over Trump administration’s intimidation of law firms and lawyers
On June 16, 2025, the American Bar Association (ABA) filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging a systematic policy of intimidation targeting law firms and attorneys. The ABA argues that President Trump has …
White House Budget Proposes Elimination of Legal Services Corporation (LSC)
President Trump’s proposed FY 2026 budget calls for the elimination of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), threatening civil legal aid for millions of low-income Americans. If approved, funding would drop from $560 million to just …
For law firms that appeased Trump, the consequences go from bad to worse
Law firms that chose to appease Donald Trump during his pressure campaign are facing serious fallout. While four firms resisted and filed lawsuits—winning all their cases—others that struck deals with the Trump administration are now …
Trump’s Strategy in Law Firm Cases: Lose, Don’t Appeal, Yet Prevail
A new report by The New York Times reveals that although courts have blocked several of President Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms, the administration may still be achieving its broader goals. Four prominent firms—Perkins …
Seven partners depart law firm Willkie Farr to join Cooley after Trump deal
Seven litigation partners from Willkie Farr & Gallagher, including leaders of its San Francisco office, have left the firm to join Cooley. This follows internal backlash over Willkie’s controversial agreement with the Trump administration, in …
With Trump as ally, El Salvador’s President ramps up crackdown on dissent
In June 2025, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele escalated his crackdown on dissent, arresting prominent constitutional lawyer Enrique Anaya on contested charges of money laundering. Human rights groups say the move reflects a broader campaign …
In Trump’s Washington, ‘You Don’t Leave Home Without Your Lawyer’
The legal landscape in Washington has exploded under Trump’s second term, with over 400 lawsuits filed against his administration—most of them in the capital. As top firms buckle under political pressure, public interest groups like …
Woods and Barclay (2008), “Cause Lawyers As Legal Innovators With And Against The State: Symbiosis Or Opposition?”
This article challenges the traditional view of cause lawyers as inherently oppositional and leftist actors standing against a singular, monolithic state.
Tam (2012), Legal Mobilization under Authoritarianism: The Case of Post-Colonial Hong
This article explores the dynamics of legal mobilization under authoritarian regimes, using post-colonial Hong Kong as a case study.