The CBA and 15 other bar associations submitted amicus briefs in support of Jenner and Block and WilmerHale. These filings follow the amicus brief recently submitted in support of Perkins Coie LLP’s motion for summary judgment in response to the Executive Order (EO) directed against it.
The EOs, which, among other things, impose severe restrictions on the firms’ ability to represent clients who conduct business with the federal government, are part of a series of actions targeting law firms that have represented clients who are disfavored by the executive branch.
As the EOs against law firms to date are similar in content, the arguments in the briefs in support of the three law firms are nearly identical as well.
The following bar associations signed the briefs:
Metropolitan Bar Associations:
New York City Bar Association
Boston Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
Denver Bar Association
Los Angeles County Bar Association
New York County Lawyers Association
Philadelphia Bar Association
San Diego County Bar Association
Bar Association of San Francisco
Affinity, Specialty, Regional and Local Bar Associations:
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area
Brehon Law Societies of New York City and Nassau County
Metropolitan Black Bar Association
Monroe County Bar Association
Muslim Bar Association of New York
Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York
Read the Jenner & Block brief here.
Read the WilmerHale brief here.
Read the Perkins Coie brief here.