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Another large law firm was forced to explain itself to a judge this week for submitting a court filing with made-up citations generated by an artificial intelligence chatbot. https://t.co/BGr5bpRaOC
BREAKING: Judge Howell has ruled for Perkins Coie, holding that Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm was unconstitutional.
Full order: https://t.co/ZG0hJNcoxC
More than 1,100 law students on Tuesday filed a court brief supporting law firm Susman Godfrey, saying U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order against the firm amounts to "government reprisal." https://t.co/3TIAXNQha7
President Trump announced an agreement with law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom to avoid a potential executive order restricting the work it can do with the federal government https://t.co/a3ZfRK77uX
UPDATE: Some momentum builds as WilmerHale also files suit over Trump EO targeting them, issued just yesterday. Repped by former GWBush Solicitor General Paul Clement. Doc: https://t.co/opxrDlrA7c
NEW and BREAKING: Elite law firm Skadden Arps is in discussions w/Trump advisers about a deal to head off a potentially crippling executive order from Trump. Comes just days after Musk tweet. Skadden is not only firm in discussions w/Trump team. https://t.co/hne7PF0Dpy
NEW and BREAKING: After a face to face meeting between Trump and the head of Paul Weiss at the White House, the two sides have reached an agreement in which Trump will drop executive order against the firm in exchange for a series of commitment's by the firm, including pledging $40 million to a range of causes and the firm commits to take on clients no matter their political affiliation. https://t.co/n1RFWobrXJ
NEW: In a major escalation in the fight between Trump and Perkins Coie, the firm has retained Williams & Connolly -- which has some of the most aggressive and fiercest litigators in the country -- to represent it. There were deep concerns in the legal community that no one was going to be willing to come forward to represent Perkins Coie against Trump. w/@kenvogel https://t.co/SZJyYXCwmM