This discussion focuses on two pieces of the Administration's efforts against the legal profession. First is the executive orders targeting various law firms, the effects on those firms that settled, and the status of litigation involving those firms that challenged the orders. We sought to include an attorney from one of the firms that has challenged the orders. Second is efforts to target attorneys who litigate against the government, from a DOJ policy to pursue Rule 11 sanctions against plaintiffs' lawyers to a federal perjury indictment against a plaintiffs' lawyer for allegedly lying during a sanctions investigation. This group explores how these efforts affect the legal profession, particularly those who pursue constitutional and civil rights litigation.
