Trump Bills of Attainder Target Law Firms

James L. Huffman March 18, 2025

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President Trump’s executive orders penalizing three law firms—Covington & Burling, Perkins Coie and Paul Weiss—threaten the constitutional structure that the Framers envisioned. Though the orders deal with the executive branch—including removing employees’ security clearances, barring access to government buildings, and imposing unique limits on federal contracts—they constitute a shocking expansion of White House power.

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