Day 46
March 6, 2025
3 documented events
- Serious Rights Violation Rule of Law
Executive Orders Targeting Law Firms Representing Trump's Opponents
President Trump issued executive orders targeting four law firms — Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, Jenner & Block, and Susman Godfrey — that had represented clients adverse to Trump, revoking security clearances, barring access to federal buildings, and directing contract cancellations. All four orders were struck down as unconstitutional by federal judges. At least nine additional firms cut deals with the administration to avoid being targeted, agreeing to provide hundreds of millions in pro bono work on administration-favored causes.
From: Executive Orders Targeting Law Firms Representing Trump's Opponents
- Serious Rights Violation Civil Rights
State Department deploys AI for visa screening
Axios reports the State Department is using AI tools to screen social media accounts of foreign students for 'pro-Hamas' content to identify candidates for visa revocation.
From: Mass Student Visa Revocations Targeting Pro-Palestine Protesters
- Major Abuse of Power Civil Rights
Federal judge finds Wilcox firing illegal
US District Judge Beryl Howell rules that Wilcox was 'illegally' fired, but the ruling is stayed on appeal.