The American Bar Association (ABA) is suing the White House to stop President Donald Trump's use of executive orders to punish and pressure law firms.
The ABA — a voluntary professional organization for lawyers — alleged in its complaint filed in federal court in Washington Monday that the executive orders pursued by the Trump administration, as well as the deals it has reached with some of America’s top law firms seeking a reprieve from federal sanctions, have cast a “blizzard-like chill” across the legal industry.
"Since taking office earlier this year, President Trump has used the vast powers of the executive branch to coerce lawyers and law firms to abandon clients, causes, and policy positions the president does not like," the ABA wrote in its Monday lawsuit.
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