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Electronic Frontier Foundation
@eff.org

EFF has joined an ideologically diverse group of legal advocacy organizations in asking a federal judge to strike down the president’s executive order targeting Perkins Coie for past work on voting rights lawsuits and its representation of the president’s prior political opponents.

eff.orgEFF Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Perkins Coie Law Firm Against Unconstitutional Executive OrderEFF has joined the American Civil Liberties Union and other legal advocacy organizations across the ideological spectrum in filing an amicus brief asking a federal judge to strike down President Donal...
Electronic Frontier Foundation
@eff.org

As a nonprofit that frequently sues the federal government, EFF understands that an independent legal profession is a fundamental component of democracy and the rule of law. That, and 1st Amendment rights more broadly, are threatened by executive orders targeting law firms.

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purplecar020
@purplecar020.bsky.social

Maybe its time those prestigious firms move aside and get out of the way of new firms that will rise to the challenge of upholding their ethics, the Constitution, and democracy. Maybe those firms are past their prime.