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The New York Times no paywall – “Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some online advertising technology, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, adding to legal troubles that could reshape the $1.88 trillion company and alter its power over the internet. Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District …
Democracy Docket: “One of the most alarming developments in the second Trump administration is agencies’ apparent defiance of court orders barring them from implementing illegal executive orders. As agencies including the State Department have ignored, evaded or slow-walked judicial decrees, courts have issued increasingly stronger warnings that compliance with their orders is not optional, and …
Christina Pagel – “Mapping out 69 actions that President Trump has taken in the last twelve weeks to undermine democracy, undermine the rule of law, attack enemies, suppress dissent and control information. Thomas Jefferson probably never said “eternal vigilance is the price of liberty”, but that doesn’t make it less true. Since President Trump’s second …
Politico: “The memo appears to rely on a misinterpretation of a recent Supreme Court ruling. President Donald Trump has instructed federal agencies and their assigned DOGE teams to repeal any existing regulations that are inconsistent with his priorities without providing advance notice or going through the traditional public input process.The move accelerates the White House’s …
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 5, 2025 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and …
Law Forward, April 4, 2025 – Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice. No. 25-716 (BAH) “Today, we joined 507 firms across the country in urgently asking a federal court to act to cease an unprecedented abuse of executive power. In filing this amicus brief, we supported Perkins Coie’s motion for a permanent injunction of …
Slate – “The Trump administration inadvertently revealed on Monday that it is attempting to trap Venezuelan migrants in a catch-22 that would effectively block them from challenging their deportation and detention in an El Salvador prison. In a court filing, the government acknowledged that it had deported at least one migrant to El Salvador due …
TMP: “…Another major law firm – Milbank – capitulated and struck a deal with President Trump to avoid being unlawfully targeted by one of his executive orders. Meanwhile, Perkins Coie – one of the firm’s already targeted – filed a beautifully written memo (if you’re into that kind of thing) in its challenge of Trump’s …
EFF: Court Confirms That, If Proven, DOGE’s Ongoing Access to Personnel Records Is Illegal. A lawsuit seeking to stop the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from disclosing tens of millions of Americans’ private, sensitive information to Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) can continue, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Judge Denise L. Cote …
The New York Times [no paywall] – The discontent does not appear to be resonating with leaders at Paul Weiss and Skadden, but it could hamstring their recruitment efforts. Ever since the elite law firms Paul Weiss and Skadden reached deals with President Trump to scuttle executive orders that could have crippled their businesses, the …
Law and Crime: Lawsuit pits Kavanaugh against 5th Circuit in challenge to Trump’s order that aims to ‘dictate’ new rules for national elections. President Donald Trump is attempting to dictate the rules for national elections in violation of both federal law and the U.S. Constitution, a lawsuit filed Monday in Washington, D.C., federal court alleges. On …
Boston Globe: “Given the frenetic pace of executive orders President Trump has issued — purporting to do everything from changing election laws and citizenship eligibility to freezing foreign aid and dismantling federal agencies — a casual observer might think Trump has the powers of a king. But he doesn’t, even if he likes to pretend …
