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highplainsdem

(55,145 posts) Fri Mar 28, 2025, 10:39 PM Friday

Skadden attorney resigns, citing the firm's decision to strike a deal with Trump

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Anna Bower
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A Skadden attorney resigned today, citing the firm’s decision to strike a deal with Trump amid pressure campaign on law firms.

“f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.

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Skadden attorney resigns, citing the firm's decision to strike a deal with Trump (Original Post) highplainsdem Friday OP

The brilliant young women take the lead, as always Prairie Gates Friday #1

good for her, wishe her well nt msongs Friday #2

Junior attorneys are one thing RainCaster Friday #3

Bravo! oasis Friday #4

What is being done to shine a light on Frasier Balzov Friday #5

The good-ole-boy network is more important to Ilsa Friday #6

Good On Brenna Trout Frey! She's So Absolutely Cha Friday #7

Prairie Gates

(4,689 posts)

1. The brilliant young women take the lead, as always

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 10:41 PM

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The old men with their pied-a-terre's and Hampton houses will always choose comfort over principle.

msongs

(70,982 posts)

2. good for her, wishe her well nt

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Fri Mar 28, 2025, 10:41 PM

Friday

RainCaster

(12,485 posts)

3. Junior attorneys are one thing

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 10:52 PM

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It will make a much bigger statement when named partners leave.

oasis

(52,144 posts)

4. Bravo!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 10:55 PM

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Frasier Balzov

(4,182 posts)

5. What is being done to shine a light on

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 11:11 PM

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whoever the authors are of these ridiculous Executive Orders?

I assume they are lawyers who need to suffer rebuke and resounding denunciation by their professional colleagues.

Name them and drive them into the wilderness.

Ilsa

(62,663 posts)

6. The good-ole-boy network is more important to

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 11:47 PM

Friday

the partners than loyalty to the rule of law.

Why haven't the law firms banded together to resist this crap? I don't know how, but wouldn't they be better off working together instead of letting Trump Bondi pick them off individually?

Cha

(309,197 posts)

7. Good On Brenna Trout Frey! She's So Absolutely

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 11:57 PM

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Right On!

Cowering under Mump is Not a good look.

I hadn't even read about this Law firm.

TY!

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