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Paul Weiss Loses Another Prominent Lawyer in Wake of Trump Deal

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Matthew Goldstein |Jessica Silver-Greenberg

J.D. Vance Speaks Out After He’s Dragged Into Explosive Row Between Trump and MuskVice President J.D. Vance has broken his silence amid the escalating online war of words between President Donald Trump and his former ally and key campaign donor, Elon Musk. “President Trump has done more than any person in my lifetime to earn the trust of the movement he leads,” Vance said on X …
Trump Allies Look to Benefit From Pro Bono Promises by Elite Law Firms

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jessica Silver-Greenberg |Matthew Goldstein |Maggie Haberman |Michael Schmidt

Veterans, in particular, are seeking free legal work from firms that cut deals with the White House like Skadden, Kirkland & Ellis and Paul Weiss. President Trump has tossed around many ideas about how elite law firms can fulfill their commitments to provide free legal work for causes he supports, among them fighting antisemitism, negotiating coal leases, hammering out trade deals and defending police officers accused of misconduct.
Karen Dunn and Other Top Lawyers Depart Paul Weiss to Start Firm

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Michael Schmidt |Jessica Silver-Greenberg |Matthew Goldstein

Four top partners at Paul Weiss announced late Friday that they were leaving the law firm, a major blow to the firm in the wake of its decision to cut a deal with President Trump to head off an executive order against the firm. The partners - Karen Dunn, Bill Isaacson, Jeannie Rhee and Jessica Phillips - will form their own law firm.
En EE. UU., los migrantes no buscan atención médica por miedo al ICE

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Emily Baumgaertner |Nina Agrawal |Jessica Silver-Greenberg

Desde que el presidente Trump anunció sus planes de deportaciones masivas y anuló las protecciones para hospitales y clínicas, los centros de salud han visto un incremento en las personas que no acuden a consulta. Un hombre yacía en una acera de Nueva York con una herida de bala, agarrándose el costado. Emily Borghard, una trabajadora social que reparte provisiones a personas sin techo a través de su organización sin fines de lucro, lo encontró y sacó su teléfono, preparándose para llamar al 911.
Migrants Are Skipping Medical Care, Fearing ICE, Doctors Say

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Emily Baumgaertner |Nina Agrawal |Jessica Silver-Greenberg

Since President Trump announced plans for mass deportations and rescinded protections for hospitals and clinics, health care facilities have seen a jump in no-shows. A man lay on a New York City sidewalk with a gun shot wound, clutching his side. Emily Borghard, a social worker who hands out supplies to the homeless through her nonprofit, found him and pulled out her phone, preparing to dial 911. But the man begged her not to make the call, she said.
Big law firms like Gibson Dunn shy away from pro bono cases fearing Trump administration

1 month ago | afr.com | Matthew Goldstein |Jessica Silver-Greenberg

Matthew Goldstein and Jessica Silver-GreenbergMay 8, 2025 – 1.20pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Hours after Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term, he issued an executive order laying the groundwork for mass deportations of immigrants and denying them legal assistance.
Fearing Trump, Some Law Firms Decline Pro Bono Immigration Cases

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Matthew Goldstein |Jessica Silver-Greenberg

Fearing the wrath of President Trump, some elite law firms are declining pro bono work on lawsuits challenging the administration's policies. Hours after Donald J. Trump was sworn in for a second term, he issued an executive order laying the groundwork for mass deportations of immigrants and denying them legal assistance. Public interest groups focused on immigrant rights teamed up to fight the order and called in Gibson Dunn, a major law firm with the resources to help take on the White House.
Leaders of Mental Health Giant Promised Big Bonuses to Deal With Federal Investigations

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Katie Thomas |Jessica Silver-Greenberg

Acadia Healthcare's chief executive was awarded a $1.8 million bonus to respond to "unprecedented governmental inquiries" into allegations of holding psychiatric patients against their will. Last year was tough for Acadia Healthcare, one of the country's largest providers of mental health services. A slew of federal agencies opened investigations into whether Acadia illegally held patients against their will in its psychiatric hospitals, as described in a New York Times investigation in September.
Trump Administration Deploys EEOC in Fight Against Law Firms and DEI Efforts

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Jessica Silver-Greenberg |Matthew Goldstein |Kenneth Vogel

The Trump administration has deployed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in its effort to seek retribution against corporate law firms. The primary federal regulator of workplace discrimination has become a powerful tool in President Trump's assault on some of the nation's biggest law firms and is upending the agency's traditional role in enforcing civil rights laws and upsetting its staff.