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John Adams’ representation of British Soldiers after the Boston Massacre ensured representation for all in our courts. Today, many lawyers are being scrutinized, harassed, and/or threatened for their representation of President Trump’s or the Republican Party’s interests in recent election cases. David Lat joins us to explain what’s been going on with Jones Day and other law firms and lawyers who have found themselves under intense public scrutiny.

Sources:

• ABA Journal article by Bob Carlson ‘Defense of the unpopular: Lawyers should not suffer backlash for defending rights of unsympathetic clients’
• Above the Law articles:
• • Above the Law article by Joe Patrice ‘Jones Day Bets on Donald Trump as Half-Baked Election Challenges Crumble’ 
  • Above the Law article by Kathryn Rubino  ‘Protests and Boycotts Come to Jones Day’s Doorstep’
  • Above the Law article by Kathryn Rubino ‘Even Jones Day Lawyers are Giving Trump’s Election Lawsuits Some Serious Side Eye’
  • Above the Law article by Kathryn Rubino ‘Yesterday Was The Day America Learned What We’ve Known About Jones Day All Along’
  • Above the Law article by Kathryn Rubino ‘You Have to Watch the Opening Salvo in the Anti-Jones Day Ad Campaign’

• Bloomberg article by Bob Van Voris and Christopher Opfer ‘Lincoln Project Targets Law Firms Working for GOP on Election’
• Breitbart article by Joshua Klein ‘Anti-Trumpers Look to Blacklist Trump’s  Election Lawyers: Make Them Famous’
• Breitbart article by Joel B. Pollak ‘Leftists, Never Trumpers Begin Compiling Lists of Trump Supporters’
• Discern article by Jeffrey Swindoll ‘Trump Accountability Project Vows to Document Trump Supporters for Future Repercussions’
• Law Enforcement Today article by James E. Lewis ‘Never Trumpers threaten to damage and ruin the lives of Trump election attorneys’
• Lawyer Monthly article ‘Backlash Grows Against Jones Day for Aiding Trump Lawsuits’
• The Post Millennial article by Mia Cathell ‘New blacklist of Trump sycophants inspired by AOC being compiled
• Trump Accountability Project’s website
• Washington Post article by Greg Sargent ‘Inside the Lincoln Project’s new campaign targeting Trump’s law firm’
• Way Back Machine website
• Wikipedia article ‘John Adams’
• Wikipedia article ‘L. Lin Wood’