Left lib atty lawyer

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/law-strikes-back-lawyers-doing-trump-s-bidding-targeted-where-integrity-still-matters-244355141795

maddow disbar teter legal accty ctr michael teter ethics complaint slc?

even big law ~ trump back off pro bono for ppl

new small purpose firm oppose imp prez, 2 fired doj

freedom of press assoc sued carr fcc

jeff clark

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On Sunday, April 6, Dearborn, Michigan-based attorney Amir Makled was returning from a visit to the Dominican Republic when he was detained by federal agents for roughly 90 minutes at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Makled, who is representing Samantha Lewis — a pro-Palestinian demonstrator arrested at the University of Michigan in 2024 — described the experience during an interview with the Detroit Free Press.

According to Detroit Free Press reporter Tresa Baldas, Makled was "questioned about his clients and asked to give up his cellphone" but "stood his ground" and "didn't give up his phone."

Makled explained to the Free Press, "So, I tell them, 'I know you can take my phone. I'm not going to give you my phone, however.... 90 percent of my work is on my phone. You're not getting unfettered access to (it).'"

Baldas reports, "What followed was a 90-minute, back-and-forth verbal tussle between Makled and two federal agents, who, he said, ultimately released him without taking his phone, but looked at his contacts list instead. For the 38-year-old civil rights and criminal defense attorney, it was a daunting experience that he says highlights a troubling phenomenon that's occurring across the United States: Lawyers are getting targeted for handling issues the administration of President Donald Trump disagrees with."

Trump, in March, sent the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) a memo urging sanctions against attorneys he is accusing of making "rampant fraud and meritless claims" in the immigration system.

Makled, however, points out that he is not an immigration attorney.

Makled told the Free Press, "This current administration is doing something that no administration has done — they are attacking attorneys. This is a different type of threat to the rule of law that I see. They are now challenging the judiciary, or lawyers; they're putting pressure (on them) to dissuade attorneys from taking on issues that are against the government's issues. We have an obligation as lawyers to stand up to this stuff."

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scotus ~ appeal

Here is a look into the letter to the UN signed by16 prominent lawyers, including Natali Segovia, Marty Garbus, Michael Tigar, Professor Charles Nesson of Harvard, Ron Kuby, Nadine Strossen:

“To this day, Mr. Donziger and his family, including his wife Laura Miller and 16-year-old son Matthew, live under the constant threat of further contempt charges that could be levied by Judge Kaplan, the conflicted presiding judge who continues to maintain he has the legal authority to appoint Chevron to prosecute Mr. Donziger directly. Mr. Donziger and his family live with the knowledge that the same forces that have worked for years to destroy them could decide to launch even further attacks to try to silence Mr. Donziger for good. To combat such an injustice and to comply with the Opinion, the United States government (through President Biden) should exercise its pardon power to void Mr. Donziger’s conviction.”