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Lawyer argues firms were singled out because they ‘raised the president's ire’
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)
Posted May 14, 2026 at 2:53pm
A federal appeals court appeared skeptical Thursday of a push from President Donald Trump to punish four major law firms, in a case that could outline the bounds of presidential power and have broader ramifications for the legal industry. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, during […]
White House
Lawyer argues firms were singled out because they ‘raised the president's ire’
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)
Posted May 14, 2026 at 2:53pm

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