Big law firms who caved to trump are finding out that their pro bono service include defending rogue cops

[LetMyPeopleVote]

The firms who caved to trump are finding out that they have agreed to defend rogue cops

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The litigators at these big firms do not normally do criminal defense work and defending rogue cops will not help the image of these firms

This is going to be fun to watch.

[newdeal2]

1. White collar lawyers "back the blue"

Will be quite the sight.

[Ocelot II]

2. At least they won't do it very well.

[Metaphorical]

3. Stampede

I wonder how many junior partners in these firms are now shopping their resumes around. Everything Trump touches dies. Everything.

[Ms. Toad]

6. Don't know about current employees jumping ship -

But firms which capitulated are having trouble recruiting summer associates and new attorneys because of law student activism identifying which firms to avoid, and why.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J_bcoMqt46L05As7GN4ZqH4j6XKeI-Dm4ytJPRFtrwo/edit?gid=287708862#gid=287708862

[SergeStorms]

4. Extortionists are gonna extort.

Once you give into them they'll just keep demanding more from you.

That's why you don't give in.

[Ms. Toad]

5. That isn't the structure of the agreements for which details have been provided -

The agreements announced were to provide standard pro bono services, in line with what the law firms had already been providing. Not to provide free legal services which Trump could direct.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

They never should have capitulated - but any firm that was dumb enough to do that, without getting a written agreement detailing just what those pro bono services were isn't anyone I would trust with my personal legal needs.

[magicarpet]

7. Attorneys for the despot/dictator's gestapo,...

..... will not be beneficial for any lawyer's resume.

[cpamomfromtexas]

8. If everyone resigns they can start a new firm

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. This executive order is sketchy

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We just gonna glaze over the Trump EO released tonight? Sec 2 says the Fed government will provide pro-bono legal defense for cops ‘unjustly prosecuted for acts on the job’ & Sec 4 says they will use ‘excess military & NSA assets to assist against crime’? Sounds kinda Nazi-esque?