How Appealing



Saturday, March 29, 2025

“Trump increasingly asks the Supreme Court to overrule judges blocking key parts of his agenda”: Mark Sherman and Lindsay Whitehurst of The Associated Press have this report.

Posted at 12:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Wisconsin judge won’t stop Musk’s $1 million payments to voters. Attorney general appeals.” Thomas Beaumont of The Associated Press has this report.

Posted at 12:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Suffers Day of Losses in His Retribution Campaign Against Law Firms”: Devlin Barrett of The New York Times has this report.

Michael S. Schmidt, Matthew Goldstein, and Devlin Barrett of The New York Times have an article headlined “As Firms Sue to Stop Trump’s Executive Orders, a Split Emerges in Big Law; The president has targeted firms that he claims have ‘weaponized’ the legal system; On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court, while Mr. Trump said he’d reached a deal with Skadden to avert an executive order.”

David Enrich of The New York Times has a news analysis headlined “Trump’s Not-So-Subtle Purpose in Fighting Big Law Firms; The president has attacked law firms for ‘frivolous’ litigation; But his actions could undermine the basic right of Americans to sue their government.”

Mark Berman, Perry Stein, and Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post report that “Judges block Trump penalties for two law firms as he strikes deal with third; Jenner & Block and WilmerHale are among several powerful firms President Donald Trump targeted after they challenged him in court or employed people who investigated him.”

Erin Mulvaney, C. Ryan Barber, and Jan Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal report that “Two Law Firms Sue Trump Administration Over Executive Orders, Another Cuts a Deal; Skadden commits to at least $100 million in pro bono work while Jenner & Block and WilmerHale choose to fight in court.”

Dana Mattioli and Erin Mulvaney of The Wall Street Journal have an article headlined “Inside the Law Firm That Decided to Fight Back Against Trump’s Attack; Perkins Coie’s biggest clients — including Amazon and Boeing — staying despite executive order targeting firm.”

Daniel Barnes of Politico reports that “Judges partially block two executive orders targeting major law firms; Two federal judges partially blocked Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale.”

And in commentary, online at The Wall Street Journal, law professor John Morley has an essay titled “Why Paul Weiss Struck a Deal With Trump: The executive order put the firm at risk of a catastrophic ‘partner run’ and a death spiral.”

Posted at 12:34 PM by Howard Bashman