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   Heidi Li Feldman (heidilifeldman@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 27-Mar-2025 14:11:59 JST Heidi Li Feldman

   Attention U.S. lawyers, law firms, law professors: please join me and hundreds of others who have signed this letter to Bondi, attempting to remind her of her obligations to rule of law and her duty to stop enabling Trump’s attacks on client representation and the independence of the legal profession. https://democracyforward.org/action/open-letter-ag/

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 27-Mar-2025 16:53:23 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

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     @heidilifeldman

     I agree, you might add #LawFedi, #FediLaw, #Legal, and #LegalNews to your text for reach.

     Also, a headline helps quite a bit, as well as an image or link.

     👉#ClientRepresentation: Trump Administration on Course To Destroy Rule Of Law👈

     Also, this reminds me of Russia's treatment of lawyers having defended political dissidents.

     https://apnews.com/article/russia-opposition-leader-navalny-lawyers-jail-16aaab94a7e812df7927c40e1104625d

     It is a clear case of #FirstTheyCame:

     https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110952620112236816

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     MakeItSo (jointly@mastodon.online)'s status on Thursday, 27-Mar-2025 21:19:49 JST MakeItSo

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     • HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

     @HistoPol @heidilifeldman

     The legal community has to call the authoritarianism=enabling law firms to task,. Not just through institutions like the bar, but privately, through social pressure.

     So, I'm sending S&C and Jones Day lawyers I know Judge Howell's opinion (https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/rjDlP2JhKzy0/v0) and a couple of Timothy Ryback's great articles (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/nazi-germany-loyalty/681782/ and https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/01/hitler-germany-constitution-authoritarianism/681233/).

     Not spamming. Just a reminder of the stakes. And their roles in supporting an authoritarian takeover.