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Sam Levine in New York

US lawyers set up own firms to lead legal fightback in face of Trump onslaught

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Donald Trump at the White House last month. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

As Donald Trump wages a blunt attack on major law firms and the justice department, some lawyers are starting their own law firms and challenging the administration’s effort to cut funding and punish civil servants.

The decision to start the firms come as the judiciary has emerged as a major bulwark against the Trump administration. More than 200 lawsuits have been filed challenging various Trump administration policies. And there have been more than 70 rulings blocking the administration from executing various policies.

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