Trump Administration Questions Law Firms Over DEI Employment Practices
The move by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission comes as the administration is taking aggressive steps to intimidate law firms.
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The move by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission comes as the administration is taking aggressive steps to intimidate law firms.
Experts have warned that the president’s efforts threaten the ability of lawyers to do their jobs and private citizens to obtain legal counsel.
The president’s use of government power to punish firms is seen by some legal experts as undercutting a basic tenet: the right to a strong legal defense.
There had been deep concerns in the legal community that no firm was going to be willing to step up and represent the firm, Perkins Coie.
President Trump stripped Perkins Coie of access to federal buildings and personnel, citing its work for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign. The firm hired Williams & Connolly, which is skilled in fighting the government, to represent it.