In a recent controversy, Brad Karp, chairman of the law firm Paul Weiss, announced a deal with President Trump involving $40 million in pro bono work in exchange for dismissing an executive order against the firm. This action invoked principles from Judge Simon H. Rifkind, causing dissent from his granddaughters who criticized the decision as a capitulation to intimidation. They argued that such actions undermine the rule of law, a core ideal they believe their grandfather staunchly protected, thus igniting a significant debate within the legal community about the implications of the firm's choice.
Amid our heartbreak about the assault on rule of law in our country and the executive order targeting Paul Weiss, the Rifkind sisters wrote, you traveled to Washington to surrender before you had even begun to fight.
It is plain to us, as it would have been to our grandfather, that taking action to stay off an enemies list does not advance the rule of law as embodied in the statement of principles, it undercuts it and emboldens those who seek to dismantle it.
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