The DOJ has evidently decided to reverse itself and will continue to defend the unconstitutional orders against law firm

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The executive orders against the law firms are clearly unconstitutional, but trump does not want to back down. trump evidently got mad and got the DOJ to reverse the decision to drop the appeal of the rulings against these unconstitutional executive orders. If these appeals are drop there will be final orders holding that these orders are unconstitutional and the idiot law firms who agreed to these orders may decide to challenge their "agreements" with trump.

Link to tweet

NEW and BREAKING:

In a major reversal, the Trump admin is NOW trying to walk back its decision to walk away from defending the law firm executive orders in court.

DOJ just notified the four fighting law firms that it now intends to continue defending the legality of the orders in court.

A day ago, DOJ had a very different position.

If the trump DOJ drops these appeals, then there will a final judicial ruling declaring these orders unconstitutional. Such a ruling could encourage the firms who signed the unconstitutional "agreements" to seek to challenge their unconstitutional agreements.

This will be fun to watch

[Klarkashton]

1. He's doubling down on losing. He's insane.

[Historic NY]

2. Malicious prosecution

[newdeal2]

3. Someone in his orbit is showing him these headlines, getting him riled up

And forcing them to reverse decisions. I think during his first presidency someone hid what was really going on so he didn’t interfere.

[tanyev]

5. +1. The DOJ shouldn't have made a big announcement.

Just slow walk the cases into oblivion.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. No, no, no. They would have attacked us if we hadn't attacked them first. NT

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6. It's official. Govt asks to withdraw its unopposed motion to dismiss its appeal in the law firm executive order cases.

This motion in effect apologizes for the prior motion that is being withdrawn. trump evidently got mad and forced the DOJ to file this motion

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7. Trump, in Abrupt Reversal, Will Continue War on Law Firms

The law firms are opposing this motion. This will be fun to watch

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https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/trump-signals-he-will-continue-court-war-on-targeted-law-firms

The Trump administration has changed its mind on its decision to walk away from appealing its loss in lawsuits over executive orders targeted at four Big Law firms.

The Justice Department on Tuesday afternoon moved to withdraw its motion to voluntarily dismiss the appeals of its cases against Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, Susman Godfrey and Jenner & Block.

The motion comes after the Justice Department on Tuesday sent an email to the four law firms signaling it would file the motion to withdraw its voluntary dismissal of its appeal less than 24 hours after saying it would drop the fight, confirmed a person familiar with the emails. News of the reversal was first reported by the New York Times.

The law firms opposed the government’s filing, the DOJ said in its motion: “Plaintiffs-Appellees oppose the government’s unexplained request to withdraw yesterday’s voluntary dismissal, to which all parties had agreed. Under no circumstances should the government’s unexplained about-face provide a basis for an extension of its brief.”

However, the DOJ said that regardless of this position, the court had not yet granted the motion to dimiss and “it is the perogative of the Defendent-Appellants to purse this appeal.”

The DOJ will lose this appeal. The executive orders are clearly unconstitutional. It may well be that the idiot law firms who agreed to trump's "agreements" were going to challenge these agreements once there was a final order entered.

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8. MaddowBlog-In a stunning reversal, Trump's Justice Department revives campaign against law firms

One day after the DOJ agreed to throw in the towel, it changed its mind and demanded the towel back.

In a stunning reversal, Trump’s Justice Department revives campaign against law firms
One day after the DOJ agreed to throw in the towel, it changed its mind and demanded the towel back.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

— Audrey (@parickards.bsky.social) 2026-03-03T22:31:15.573Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/in-a-stunning-reversal-trumps-justice-department-revives-campaign-against-law-firms

The victories for the quartet — Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Perkins Coie and Susman Godfrey — looked even better this week when the Trump Justice Department announced plans to throw in the towel: Instead of appealing their earlier defeats, DOJ lawyers said they would abandon their defense of the president’s executive orders.

At least, that was the plan on Monday. On Tuesday morning, MS NOW, citing two sources familiar with the case, reported that the Justice Department had notified the four firms that it’s changed course and will proceed with the appeal after all. The New York Times had a related report:

The Trump administration indicated on Tuesday that it planned to renew its defense of executive orders that it had leveled against law firms, a sharp reversal a day after asking a court whether it could abandon the fight.

In a motion filed with the appeals court in the District of Columbia, where the cases are playing out, the Justice Department formally asked to withdraw its request on Monday to abandon the cases against four law firms.

So, to recap: First, the president tried to exercise greater control over the legal industry in a ridiculous power-grab, telling many of the nation’s largest firms that they would lose government contracts and security clearances unless they agreed to meet the White House’s demands. Four leading firms refused and filed suit.

A variety of judges from across the ideological spectrum ruled against Trump, concluding that the move was obviously illegal. Trump’s Justice Department decided there was no point in racking up another round of defeats, only to take the opposite position a day later without explanation.

“This withdrawal of the administration’s withdrawal is amateurish, and it does not change the likely outcome of the fight,” the Times’ editorial board explained. “Judges — appointed by presidents of both parties — have repeatedly ruled that the executive orders were illegal, and there is every reason to expect that to continue. The Trump administration’s initial withdrawal of its appeals is an indication that at least some officials understand this reality.”

As for the firms involved in the case, I spoke to a spokesperson at WilmerHale, who said the firms “oppose the government’s unexplained request to withdraw yesterday’s voluntary dismissal, to which all parties had agreed.” Watch this space.

[struggle4progress]

9. "Your honor, defendants respectfully submit that these feckless shitweasels

are pointlessly pissing away everybody's time and money; and so we ask for dismissal with prejudice"