This
weekend,
around
the
country,
a
coalition
of
liberal
groups is
planning
mass
demonstrations.
In
a
social
media
post
about
the
protests,
scheduled
for
April
5th,
organizers
said,
“Donald
Trump
and
Elon
Musk
think
this
country
belongs
to
them.
They’re
taking
everything
they
can
get
their
hands
on,
and
daring
the
world
to
stop
them.”
Lawyers
are
looking
to
get
in
on
the
action.
The
legal
industry
and
the
rule
of
law
is
under
attack.
Thus
far, Covington
&
Burling, Perkins
Coie, Paul
Weiss, Jenner
&
Block,
and WilmerHale have
seen
Executive
Orders
aimed
at
their
Biglaw
firms
for
the
grievous
insult
of
having
their
attorney
(or former
attorneys) take
on
clients
or
matters
that
Donald
Trump
(or
his
allies)
don’t
like.
The chilling
effect has
been
felt
throughout
the
industry,
despite
the
fact
the
orders
are likely
unconstitutional.
And
those
who
oppose
this
creep
towards
authoritarianism
want
a
place
to
let
their
voices
be
heard.
As
organizers
say,
“We
are
encouraging
NYC-based
attorneys
to
gather
at
the
April
5
protest
led
by
50501
and
Hands
Off.
50501
seeks
to
organize
a
single
day
of
50
protests
in
50
states
against
the
anti-democratic
actions
of
the
Trump
Administration.
We
specifically
seek
to
carve
out
a
space
there
for
the
many
attorneys
who
took
our
professional
constitutional
oaths
and
who
are
rightfully
alarmed
at
the
Administration’s
very
recent
attacks
on
the
legal
institution
and
the
independence
of
judges
and
law
firms.”
Headed
to
the
protests
this
weeked?
Let
Above
the
Law
know
how
it
went by
email,
by
text
message
(646-820-8477),
or
by
tweet
(@ATLblog).
An
insightful
response
—
we’ll
keep
you
anonymous
—
could
find
its
way
into
an
update
to
this
story.
Kathryn
Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
Above
the
Law,
host
of
The
Jabot
podcast,
and
co-host
of
Thinking
Like
A
Lawyer.
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