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2024-06-24 01:43:00 +0300

You Won Your Gun Case. You're Fired

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The Wall Street Journal
By The Editorial Board

A 6-3 victory at the Supreme Court vindicating a constitutional right is usually cause for congratulations, but not these days at Kirkland & Ellis, the giant white-shoe law firm. The firm has rewarded partner Paul Clement for his triumph Thursday in the big New York gun-rights case (see nearby) by telling him to drop his gun clients or leave the firm.

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As Mr. Clement and his litigation partner, Erin Murphy, explain nearby, theyre leaving the firm rather than dump their clients. Thats the honorable and ethical decision.

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