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When the President Comes for the Lawyers

When the President Comes for the Lawyers

Update: 2025-08-08
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Since taking office, President Trump has launched a retaliatory campaign aimed at punishing some of the nation’s most prominent law firms. Knight Institute Senior Counsel Scott Wilkens joins host Cristian Farias to explain how Trump’s executive orders are effectively intimidating law firms and lawyers from taking on clients and causes his administration opposes. Bob Bauer, former White House Counsel to President Obama, examines the unconstitutionality of the executive orders, calling the First Amendment violation a direct line that connects the attacks on Big Law with the attacks on universities and the press.

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When the President Comes for the Lawyers

When the President Comes for the Lawyers

Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University