Another regulation company targeted by an executive order from President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit challenging the propriety of the action.
Trump has taken aim at some law firms via executive order, frequently for their relations to fake Russia collusion statements during Trump’s first name, with Susman Godfrey becoming the latest on Wednesday. In the government’s attempt earlier this month, Trump claimed the company” spearheads efforts to destroy the American legal system and damage the quality of American elections”.
With the order, the organization may be stripped of its safety certifications, have its state deals terminated, and have restricted access to federal properties.
Susman Godfrey filed a complaint against the Trump administration in the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia Friday, arguing the professional attempt against the company is “blatantly unconstitutional”.
” Whatever ideas one may keep about President Trump, or about Susman Godfrey’s prosecution on behalf of its customers, tomorrow a different president with an entirely different set of policy objectives and personal grievances will stay behind the Resolute Desk. That future president may genuinely believe that an entirely different set of organizations or people have” engage]d ] in activities detrimental to critical American interests,” to quote the accusation President Trump has leveled at Susman Godfrey”, the lawsuit said.
” If President Trump’s Executive Orders are allowed to stand, future presidents will face no constraint when they seek to retaliate against a different set of perceived foes. What for two centuries has been beyond the pale will become the new normal”, the lawsuit continued.
Notably, the firm recently represented Dominion Voting Systems in its high-profile defamation lawsuit against Fox News over claims about the 2020 election being rigged against Trump. The lawsuit was settled in April 2023 for$ 787 million.
In the lawsuit filed Friday, Susman Godfrey is being represented by lawyers from Munger,  , Tolles, &, Olson LLP — the firm second lady Usha Vance previously worked for. Vance stepped down from the firm after her husband, JD, was selected to be Trump’s running mate in July 2024.
While some law firms have opted to sue the Trump administration over executive orders targeting them, others have decided to effectively settle to get the retaliatory actions rescinded.
5 LAW FIRMS CUT DEALS WITH TRUMP INVOLVING$ 600 MILLION IN PRO BONO WORK TO AVOID PUNISHMENT
Five major law firms cut a deal with the White House to provide$ 600 million in pro bono work to avoid punishment, the president announced on Friday.
” President Trump and his Administration have entered into an agreement with these long established firms, which have affirmed their strong commitment to ending the Weaponization of the Justice System and the Legal Profession. The President continues to fulfill his promise to the American People that the Age of Partisan Lawfare in America is OVER”, the White House said in a statement Friday.
