Part 3/6:
Reaction from the Legal Community
So far, the reaction from attorneys appears muted, primarily taking place behind closed doors. Although there are fervent discussions within legal circles, public responses have been sparse. Many lawyers are privately voicing concerns, urging leaders of major law firms to publicly denounce these sanctions. However, the specter of facing consequences similar to those encountered by law firms like Paul Weiss, Perkins Coie, and Covington and Burling—the latter of which reportedly faced restrictions accessing federal buildings critical to their litigation efforts—has kept them silent for now.