American Bar Association sues Trump administration over law firm sanctions
The American Bar Association sued the Trump administration Monday over the president’s sanctions on law firms, saying he was threatening the independence of lawyers and trying to intimidate them from challenging him in court.
“Never before has there been as urgent a need for the ABA to defend its members, their profession, and the rule of law itself,” the group’s lawsuit said.
President Donald Trump rattled the legal profession this year by issuing executive orders punishing some law firms and striking deals with others hoping to avoid similar penalties.
Four firms sued to challenge Trump’s orders. Judges have struck down three of the orders, calling them unconstitutional. A ruling in the fourth lawsuit, filed by the firm Susman Godfrey, is pending, though the judge hearing that case has temporarily blocked most of Trump’s punishments.
The ABA lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, said Trump’s actions against law firms “cast a deep chill over the legal profession.” The group asked a judge to declare his sanctions unconstitutional and block the administration from enforcing them against any ABA member or their firm.
“We’ve got a responsibility as the voice of the legal profession to make sure we have a legal system that’s fair and impartial and not under the control of any administration,” William R. Bay, the ABA’s president, said in an interview Monday.
Bay said the group was bringing its suit because the rulings for law firms that challenged Trump’s executive orders only cover those businesses. The ABA’s lawsuit, he said, “broadens it out” beyond those individual firms.
The Trump administration has also taken sharp aim at the ABA, with top Justice Department officials accusing the group of bias and blocking employees from attending its events.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote in an April memo that the ABA was “free to litigate in support of activist causes.” But, he said, Justice Department employees acting in an official capacity were no longer allowed to attend or speak at the group’s events, and the agency would not use taxpayer dollars to pay for anyone to travel to them.
Last month, Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote to the ABA that the administration would not help the group vet judicial nominees.
The ABA has long evaluated federal judicial nominees appointed by presidents of both parties, conducting interviews and reviewing their legal writing before rating their qualifications. This assessment, the ABA notes, is “strictly advisory,” and senators and the White House are free to ignore it.
Bondi called the ABA an “activist” group and said it “no longer functions as a fair arbiter of nominees’ qualifications,” accusing the organization of being biased toward picks from Democratic administrations. She said judicial nominees would not respond to the ABA’s questionnaires or give them interviews.
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Life under the Trump 2 Dictatorship
The man lacks a brain. Why would you give away that information? If they did know, then by making that statement it will surely cause those people to relocate, so now that information is useless.
What a moron. And a dangerous one at that.
‘My duty is to call it out’: Judge accuses Trump administration of discrimination against minorities
A federal judge appointed by Ronald Reagan on Monday accused the Trump administration of “appalling” and “palpably clear” discrimination against racial minorities and LGBTQ+ Americans.
“I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable. I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this,” said U.S. District Judge William Young, a Massachusetts-based jurist who took the bench in 1985.
Young’s sweeping rebuke during a court hearing was a reference to two executive orders signed by President Donald Trump that led the National Institutes of Health to rescind funding for research related to racial minorities and LGBTQ+ people. Though Young said he was uncertain whether he had the power to block the executive orders themselves, he declared the NIH cuts Monday to be “illegal” and “void,” and he ordered the NIH to immediately restore the research funds. An appeal is likely.
“I am hesitant to draw this conclusion — but I have an unflinching obligation to draw it — that this represents racial discrimination and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community,” the judge said. “That’s what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out.“
“You are bearing down on people of color because of their color,” Young said. “The Constitution will not permit that. … Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?”
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A federal judge appointed by Ronald Reagan on Monday accused the Trump administration of “appalling” and “palpably clear” discrimination against racial minorities and LGBTQ+ Americans.
“I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable. I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this,” said U.S. District Judge William Young, a Massachusetts-based jurist who took the bench in 1985.
Young’s sweeping rebuke during a court hearing was a reference to two executive orders signed by President Donald Trump that led the National Institutes of Health to rescind funding for research related to racial minorities and LGBTQ+ people. Though Young said he was uncertain whether he had the power to block the executive orders themselves, he declared the NIH cuts Monday to be “illegal” and “void,” and he ordered the NIH to immediately restore the research funds. An appeal is likely.
“I am hesitant to draw this conclusion — but I have an unflinching obligation to draw it — that this represents racial discrimination and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community,” the judge said. “That’s what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out.“
“You are bearing down on people of color because of their color,” Young said. “The Constitution will not permit that. … Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?”
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1. I don't expect MAGA to change, but my boss has been showing cracks in his belief again. Long story short, I said we're going to war with Iran, he said we weren't. I said we were going boots on the ground (I honestly was just saying that to be extreme) and he said it would be airstrikes/drone attacks. Once again, Iran came up, I said boots on the ground again ( I'm actually hearing rumblings of it at this point), he once again says "no way".
Not even 3 minutes later, WTOP reads out Trump's tweets (truth's?) that says "Unconditional surrender" of Iran. My boss then says (about Trump) "Shut up, dumbass!". First real doubts I've ever heard him say out loud.
2. I said a poor parade would break Trump's psyche, I didn't take into account poor attendance, a poor parade performance, having a bigger/better anti protest at the same time, a humiliating G7 and starting an illegal and unpopular war. I think Trump is having a mental breakdown, I'm being completely serious. That being said, I love that he's doubling down on all the things that make people want to get up and shout about how much they hate him. I'm curious where we'll be at by the end of the summer. He might not make it...
3. Lastly, polling is useless in elections, but I do find it entertaining. However, whenever a poll comes out on Trump, its always right before he does something completely stupid. The last polls were conducted before this weekend, I would love to see some now.
Not even 3 minutes later, WTOP reads out Trump's tweets (truth's?) that says "Unconditional surrender" of Iran. My boss then says (about Trump) "Shut up, dumbass!". First real doubts I've ever heard him say out loud.
2. I said a poor parade would break Trump's psyche, I didn't take into account poor attendance, a poor parade performance, having a bigger/better anti protest at the same time, a humiliating G7 and starting an illegal and unpopular war. I think Trump is having a mental breakdown, I'm being completely serious. That being said, I love that he's doubling down on all the things that make people want to get up and shout about how much they hate him. I'm curious where we'll be at by the end of the summer. He might not make it...
3. Lastly, polling is useless in elections, but I do find it entertaining. However, whenever a poll comes out on Trump, its always right before he does something completely stupid. The last polls were conducted before this weekend, I would love to see some now.