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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sam Levine in New York

Two more law firms reach deals with Trump to avoid executive orders: ‘They’re all bending’

people hold signs that read 'Paul Weiss sells out democracy' and 'Paul Weiss cowards'
People protest outside the Paul Weiss law firm in New York, on Tuesday. Photograph: Melissa Bender/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

Two more legal firms have reached agreements with Donald Trump to avoid executive orders that could significantly harm their business.

The settlements come as many have expressed deep alarm at the US president’s effort to target law firms affiliated with his political rivals and see the actions as a thinly-veiled anti-democratic effort to intimidate lawyers from taking cases hostile to the administration.

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