Ed.
note:
Welcome
to
our
daily
feature,
Quote
of
the
Day.
The
fewer
lawyers
and
law
firms
willing
to
stand
up
for
the
Constitution,
the
fewer
cases
that
reach
the
courts
to
enforce
the
Constitution.
This
is
the
stuff
of
authoritarian
rulers,
not
American
Presidents.
We
as
lawyers
should
follow
the
lead
of
courageous
counsel
standing
up
to
these
attacks
at
Williams
&
Connolly
defending
Perkins
Coie.
The
rule
of
law
is
at
the
core
of
our
functioning
republic
and
the
many
freedoms
we
enjoy
in
America—and
it’s
under
attack
today,
perhaps
like
never
before.
We
as
lawyers
are
tasked—or
more
precisely,
entrusted—with
protecting
the
rule
of
law.
Suit
up,
friends.
The
fight
has
just
begun.
—
David
Cross,
a
global
antitrust
litigation
partner
at
Goodwin
Procter,
in
a
LinkedIn
post
decrying
the
Trump
administration’s
executive
order
targeting
Perkins
Coie.
The
firm
received
a
temporary
restraining
order
earlier
this
week
with
the
assistance
of
Williams
&
Connolly.
Cross’s
post
is
one
of
the
few
public
responses
to
come
from
the
Biglaw
ranks,
but
still,
Biglaw
leadership
remains
silent.
Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
She’d
love
to
hear
from
you,
so
please
feel
free
to
email
her
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comments,
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