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First They Came for the Cowards

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TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025
When A annoys B on the pretense of saving or improving X, A is a scoundrel.
–H.L. Mencken, Newspaper Days: 1899-1906 [1941]

HORNBERGER’S BLOG
March 25, 2025
First They Came for the Cowards
When I read about the capitulation to President Trump by the big law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, I couldn’t help thinking about the capitulation of lawyers in countries like Germany and Chile. Paul Weiss is based in Washington, D.C., and employs around 1,000 lawyers. Its income last year was around $2.6 billion. Upset that the firm had taken positions …
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