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Government

Jul. 18, 2022

An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us

Attorney general of Texas has threatened the law firm of Sidley and Austin with criminal prosecution for paying expenses associated with obtaining an abortion outside Texas

James J. Brosnahan

Senior of Counsel
Morrison & Foerster LLP

425 Market St.
San Francisco , CA 94105

Email: JBrosnahan@mofo.com

Jim is writing a book on President Trump and the Constitution.

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When Sidley and Austin, one of a large number of law firms offered to pay the expenses of personnel to travel out of Texas to obtain an abortion, the attorney general threatened a criminal prosecution of the firm. That started an effort to gain support in favor of Sidley and Austin by law firms, bar associations and law offices around the country. An attack on one law firm is an attack on all of us. It is time for us to come to the support of our brothers and sisters...

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