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Apr 11, 2025 Trump announced five additional law firms (Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, and others) agreed to $600 million in pro bono work to avoid punitive orders Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The president secured further capitulation from major law firms, bringing total coerced pro bono commitments to nearly $1 billion, deepening the erosion of an independent legal profession.
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- Trump announces five major law firms agree to $600m pro bono work to avoid punitive executive orders — Donald Trump announced on Friday that five major law firms—Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft—agreed to provide $600m in combined pro bono legal work to Trump-backed causes and adopt hiring practices that do not consider race, in exchange for avoiding executive orders punishing them. The EEOC agreed to withdraw a March 17 diversity inquiry letter. This brings Trump's total secured pro bono commitments from law firms to $940m.
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Week 12 – 2025-04-05–2025-04-11
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