Plaintiff Too Small to Challenge President Trump's Practice of Targeting Law Firms He Dislikes
A plaintiff has filed a lawsuit against President Trump, alleging that his executive orders target law firms he dislikes. The court has ruled that the plaintiff lacks standing to challenge the policy, as he has not demonstrated actual or imminent injury. The ruling highlights that the policy has primarily affected large law firms associated with Trump's political opponents, rather than the plaintiff's situation.
- ▪The plaintiff, J. Whitfield Larrabee, claims that President Trump's policies punish lawyers and law firms he dislikes.
- ▪The court found that Larrabee did not establish actual or imminent injury necessary for standing to sue.
- ▪The enforcement of Trump's policy has primarily targeted large law firms involved in litigation against him.
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Plaintiff Too Small to Challenge President Trump's Practice of Targeting Law Firms He Dislikes Eugene Volokh | 6.5.2026 7:05 PM From Judge Nathaniel Gorton (D. Mass.) today in Larrabee v. Trump: J. Whitfield Larrabee …. alleges that since taking office, President Donald J. Trump … has engaged in a course of unconstitutional conduct (collectively, "the Policy") by issuing executive orders that punish and threaten to punish lawyers and law firms that he dislikes. Larrabee asks the Court to declare the Policy unconstitutional and to enjoin President Trump and other named defendants … from taking any such action against him….
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