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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 10, 2026

The American Bar Association (ABA) is asking a judge to order the White House to release certain communications with law firms and presidential allies related to executive orders issued in 2025 against several major law firms. The group wants to see if Trump allies Steve Bannon and Boris Epshteyn acted as intermediaries between the White House and targeted law firms, Bloomberg News reports. The ABA sued the administration for what it calls a “law firm intimidation policy.” Following the president’s actions in 2025, four law firms sued while nine agreed to spend $1 billion in free legal services on “shared causes” and abandon diversity recruiting initiatives. The four that sued are awaiting a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit after trial courts struck down the executive orders.