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Trump Administration, in Reversal, Tries to Continue Fight Against Law Firms

The administration told a court on Monday that it was abandoning its defense of executive orders targeting the firms. But on Tuesday, the Justice Department abruptly changed its position.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

The Justice Department indicated it would continue defending the orders in an email to the law firms on Tuesday morning.

Trump Administration Abandons Efforts to Impose Executive Orders on Law Firms

The move amounts to a surrender in a clash that has led many law firms to submit to the president rather than face the threat of his executive orders.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

The Justice Department told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Monday that it was no longer interested in pursuing the cases contesting executive orders barring law firms from government business.
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