David Thomas

1 month ago | today.westlaw.com | Mark Porter |Mike Scarcella |David Thomas |Bill Berkrot

(Reuters) -Two U.S. judges grilled a Justice Department lawyer on Wednesday over President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting prominent law firms WilmerHale and Perkins Coie, at hearings testing claims that the president's actions were...

1 month ago | today.westlaw.com | Mike Scarcella |David Thomas |Leslie Adler |David Bario

(Reuters) - A judge in Washington on Tuesday blocked most of U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order targeting law firm Susman Godfrey, dealing the White House a new legal setback in its campaign against firms THAT Trump disfavors.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Mike Scarcella |Sara Merken |David Thomas

By Mike Scarcella, Sara Merken and David ThomasWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration was hit with another lawsuit on Friday over his executive orders sanctioning prominent law firms, even as five other firms offered costly concessions to avoid the president's crackdowns.

1 month ago | kfgo.com | David Thomas |Mike Scarcella |Sara Merken

By David Thomas, Mike Scarcella and Sara Merken(Reuters) – Former top legal executives at large companies including Microsoft, Intel and Eli Lilly submitted a legal brief on Tuesday accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of undermining the rule of law and threatening American businesses with his executive orders targeting law firms. The 67 mostly former general counsels said Trump’s orders violate the U.S. Constitution and “hijack” the relationships companies have with their outside lawyers.

2 months ago | today.westlaw.com | Mike Scarcella |David Thomas |David Bario

(Reuters) - Former top legal executives at large companies including Microsoft, Intel and Eli Lilly submitted a legal brief on Tuesday accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of undermining the rule of law and threatening American businesses with his...