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Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks

By: Glenn Thrush β€”
The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.

Under its chief, Harmeet Dhillon, the civil rights division of the Justice Department has pushed hard to replenish the ranks of a unit that was once a magnet for top legal talent.

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How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee

By: Michael S. Schmidt and Jessica Silver-Greenberg β€”
Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transformation.

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Trump, Paul Weiss and the Capitulation of Big Law: 5 Takeaways

By: Michael S. Schmidt and Jessica Silver-Greenberg β€”
The law firm Paul Weiss led the legal resistance against President Trump. Then it led a sudden retreat across the legal industry. A Times investigation examined how it caved to White House pressure.

Paul Weiss’s offices in Washington.

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Usha Vance’s New Life in Trump’s Washington

By: Elisabeth Bumiller β€”
Old friends are bewildered by the turn taken by the second lady, a onetime Democrat and former litigator for a San Francisco firm. Others say she’s happy in the role.

Usha Vance, who clerked for Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and was a top editor on The Yale Law Journal, referred to herself as a β€œformer lawyer” in a recent appearance.

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The Undoing of New York Nightlife’s Lawyer King

By: Maia Coleman β€”
Sal Strazzullo made a flashy career of representing minor celebrities and those in their orbit. His own affluence was a facade.

Sal Strazzullo started in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and, in some ways, he never left it behind.

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Trump’s Legal Defense Effort Comes Under Financial Strain

By: Ben Protess， Alan Feuer and Maggie Haberman β€”
Former President Donald Trump’s team has found lawyers for others caught up in his prosecutions and has paid many of their legal bills. That arrangement may not be sustainable.

Walt Nauta, right, was charged in the investigation into Donald J. Trump’s handling of classified documents. Prosecutors have raised conflict-of-interest questions about his lawyer.

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