Daniel Barnes

1 week ago | politico.com | Hailey Fuchs |Daniel Barnes

Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society used to advise Trump on judges. Now the president and his most loyal allies are going after them. An image of former President James Madison is seen behind Leonard Leo, as he speaks at the National Lawyers Convention in Washington, on Nov. 16, 2017. | Sait Serkan Gurbuz/AP The Federalist Society was the force behind Trump’s third of the Supreme Court. Now, MAGA wants to see the group’s demise.

1 week ago | politico.com | Daniel Barnes

During his first full week in office, Trump’s pardon attorney has reviewed applications for Jan. 6 rioters and a former state senator prosecuted by Jack Smith’s onetime unit. Ed Martin speaks at an event hosted by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, June 13, 2023. | Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP In his first full week as the Justice Department’s pardon attorney, Ed Martin personally reviewed a pardon application for Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes.

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Daniel Barnes

The departures include prominent Democratic lawyer Karen Dunn and former Mueller prosecutor Jeannie Rhee. Attorneys Karen Dunn and Jeannie Rhee walk to the Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, on Sept. 9, 2024. | AFP via Getty Images A prominent Democratic lawyer and three other major partners are leaving the law firm Paul, Weiss to start their own firm, according to an email obtained by POLITICO.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Daniel Barnes

A prominent Democratic lawyer and three other major partners are leaving the law firm Paul, Weiss to start their own firm, according to an email obtained by POLITICO.

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Daniel Barnes

In the last two weeks, at least three new law firms have been formed to represent clients who have been targeted by the administration. Demonstrators gather outside of the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 7, 2025 to protest federal layoffs.