Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
[The ruling shows] how weak the firms that capitulated were that they were not willing to fight even for two months for themselves [or] for the integrity of the judicial system.
— Jay Edelson, founder and chair of Edelson P.C., in comments given to the National Law Journal, on the summary judgment victory that Perkins Coie recently won by choosing to litigate against Donald Trump’s unconstitutional executive order, while nine other Biglaw firms chose to capitulate instead, signing pro bono payola deals with Trump that they may come to regret.
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