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Law Practice,
Appellate Practice

Aug. 1, 2022

Lawyers will fight to preserve women’s rights

Two thousand six hundred and fifty women partners in law firms signed a call to action. That powerful juggernaut should not be ignored by the 11 Texas legislators prepared to wreak havoc on the nation, its people and its lawyers.

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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Eleven members of the Texas legislature, all members of the ill named Freedom Caucus, have declared war on the American legal profession. They threatened a prestigious law firm, which has their home office in another state, with criminal prosecution for paying expenses of a pregnant lawyer to travel to a state where abortion is allowed. We could dismiss this threat as based on a delusion as to their power because they also support the delusion that the last President...

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