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malaise

(284,617 posts)
Fri May 23, 2025, 04:57 PM May 23

Breaking - Federal judge overturns Trump's executive order targeting law firm Jenner & Block

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/23/politics/jenner-and-block-executive-order


A federal judge on Friday struck down an executive order signed by President Donald Trump earlier this year targeting the law firm Jenner & Block, ruling the effort ran afoul of the Constitution’s First Amendment.

The decision from US District Judge John Bates in Washington, DC, represents the second time in recent weeks a judge has thwarted Trump’s attempt to retaliate against a top law firm.
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Breaking - Federal judge overturns Trump's executive order targeting law firm Jenner & Block (Original Post) malaise May 23 OP
Excellent, I hope that judges keep striking down his insane executive orders. Dave Bowman May 23 #1
No matter how many judges strike his EOs down, it won't make any difference. ificandream May 23 #2
Celebrate every little victory! Maeve May 23 #3
And to all those law firms who wouldn't stand up for the Constitution, FU! JohnSJ May 23 #4
NEW: Judge rules that Trump's executive order targeting the law firm Jenner & Block is unconstitutional LetMyPeopleVote May 23 #5
Thanks as always malaise May 23 #7
TRUMP MUST KNOW BETTER Jimvanhise May 23 #6

ificandream

(11,145 posts)
2. No matter how many judges strike his EOs down, it won't make any difference.
Fri May 23, 2025, 05:06 PM
May 23

I think his strategy is to push the government so far off a cliff that it'll be impossible to right the ship. And, unfortunately, it seems to be working now. The only way to fix things would be to get him and his rabble out of power.

Maeve

(43,251 posts)
3. Celebrate every little victory!
Fri May 23, 2025, 05:09 PM
May 23
And on to the next fight

Dad was wrong, I shoulda been a lawyer. Lots of work out there right now.....

LetMyPeopleVote

(163,924 posts)
5. NEW: Judge rules that Trump's executive order targeting the law firm Jenner & Block is unconstitutional
Fri May 23, 2025, 06:36 PM
May 23

trump did not appeal the first such order. Will trump appeal this ruling?



NEW: Judge rules that Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm Jenner & Block is unconstitutional, the second such order to be overturned. DOJ still hasn’t appealed an earlier ruling that blocked an executive order targeting Perkins Coie


Jimvanhise

(432 posts)
6. TRUMP MUST KNOW BETTER
Fri May 23, 2025, 07:07 PM
May 23

It is illegal for any politician to punish a private business which has committed no crimes. It is actually an impeachable offense.

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