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Fabio Bertoni

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General Counsel at The New Yorker. Views are my own.

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What if the Big Law Firms Hadn’t Caved to Trump? It’s not inconceivable that, had the firms resisted the President’s executive orders, his momentum for lawlessness might have been curbed.

This piece by Fabio Bertoni about the law firms that surrendered to Trump is really excellent--and it makes me even more glad that we (that is, @knightcolumbia.org) sued last week for the settlement agreements. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

27.10.2025 14:34 — 👍 101    🔁 36    💬 2    📌 2
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What if the Big Law Firms Hadn’t Caved to Trump? It’s not inconceivable that, had the firms resisted the President’s executive orders, his momentum for lawlessness might have been curbed.

If major U.S. law firms had not so quickly surrendered to Donald Trump, this spring, his lawlessness might have been curbed, Fabio Bertoni writes.

26.10.2025 14:32 — 👍 211    🔁 62    💬 14    📌 5
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What if the Big Law Firms Hadn’t Caved to Trump? It’s not inconceivable that, had the firms resisted the President’s executive orders, his momentum for lawlessness might have been curbed.

My latest for The New Yorker website: what if the big law firms hadn’t settled with Trump? And what does it mean for our legal system that they did?

www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

25.10.2025 12:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Merrick Garland’s Final Plea for Norms at the Justice Department From the daily newsletter: a report from Washington. Plus: the coming sale of TikTok; Susan B. Glasser on “the Trump effect”; and remembering David Lynch.

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Fab 5 Freddy Interview: A Journey in Hip Hop, Graffiti, And Activism | The Thread
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27.12.2024 17:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great speaking with you, Jonah!

23.12.2024 03:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump v. United States: The Chilling Effects of Potential Presidential Immunity - New York State Bar Association If the President does it, it’s not illegal.” Richard M. Nixon, 1977 The view of maximalist executive power has rarely been expressed as bluntly as Richard Nixon did in his interview with British journ...

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25.11.2024 02:50 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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How Would This Supreme Court Rule on Book Banning? A lawsuit filed in federal court in Iowa is one of a number of cases that may eventually come before the Court. The key precedent is an instructive decision from 1982.

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25.11.2024 02:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Justice Neil Gorsuch’s Radical Reinterpretation of the First Amendment His opinion in the case of a public-high-school football coach who led prayers on the fifty-yard line privileges religious speech.

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25.11.2024 02:48 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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