Posted on 06/28/2022 12:25:17 PM PDT by Red Badger
Two lawyers who successfully argued the landmark Supreme Court case affirming a constitutional right to be armed outside the home have been forced out of their Washington, D.C., law firm.
Amid pressure from clients and other attorneys at the firm, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, no longer will handle Second Amendment cases, Politico reported.
Former Solicitor General Paul Clement and Erin Murphy, who argued successfully before the Supreme Court in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, said they had to resign.
"We were given a stark choice: either withdraw from ongoing representations or withdraw from the firm," Clement said in a statement reported by Politico.
"Anyone who knows us and our views regarding professional responsibility and client loyalty knows there was only one course open to us: We could not abandon ongoing representations just because a client's position is unpopular in some circles."
Kirkland spokesman Jon Ballis told Politico he hoped the firm could continue to work with the two attorneys on matters not related to guns.
The announcement of the dropping of gun cases and the resignations took place on the day the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down New York's law requiring anyone who wishes to obtain a concealed-carry permits to demonstrate a "proper purpose" to have weapons outside the home.
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They did it with doctors and pharmacists during ‘rona too.
What’s more is K&E likely represent some criminal organizations or individuals, but those are AOK.
Probably Chinese too.
Yeah, I noticed that.
Someone needs to inform these people it’s just bad form to earn the ZOT before we’ve had the chance to play a bit.
Oh woe is me. :-\
Well, that’s a whole round of golf. Looks like you made it to the 19th hole. 🍻 Congratulations!
Bye now!
And we never really got to know him. Such a shame.
Registered voters in DC vote 90% Democrat. The deep state is like a huge, smothering layer of belly fat all over the region.
Kirkland and Ellis was the home of Brett Kavanaugh and William Barr. Hmm.
Makes sense. New York and Washington are “Constitution-Free Zones” these days.
Bump
Paul Clement is a great lawyer. I’m confident he got a huge payoff to leave the firm. When you factor in how much money he demanded to leave, he was probably very happy to accept the deal.
He was a partner and his clients will follow him to his new firm.
I actually worked on a 1998 assignment from a staffing firm doing data entry work for a case the Kirkland & Ellis took on regarding AOL Online Games. The place was quite elegant, taking up the top two floors of a large building near the White House. Ken Starr — yes, THAT Ken Starr — even had an office there.
I supposed Mr. Starr would be persona non grata there nowadays.
Kirkland & Ellis: yet another wing of the Democrat Party.
Is there a way somebody could complain to the bar committee about the lawyers who forced these legal minds out of the firm?
I agree. Is there a way to petition for disbarment of K & E’s legal team?
Hello.
We’ve met.
We’ll meet again.
See you then.
Whoever the lawyers are who defend the 2nd A probably and SHOULD MAKE A LOT OF MONEY.
I have a feeling those lawyers are going to see a lot of work to defend the 2nd...and THEY DESERVE IT.
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