private law
noun
: a branch of law concerned with private persons, property, and relationships compare public law
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Since taking office, Trump and his appointees have made good on those pledges, pardoning Jan. 6 rioters while targeting Democratic politicians, media critics and private law firms.
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Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration also targeted the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs at private law firms, public universities and other institutions that receive federal funding or rely on federal approvals.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Wendy Young, president of Kids in Need of Defense, which partners with private law firms to represent minors, said the elimination of the funds, collectively worth about $200 million annually, would make it all but impossible for many children to appear for their court hearings.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
Because the state can’t compete with private law firms’ more generous salaries, O’Connor said California should be trying to attract attorneys with desirable telework benefits.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
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Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration also targeted the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs at private law firms, public universities and other institutions that receive federal funding or rely on federal approvals.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Wendy Young, president of Kids in Need of Defense, which partners with private law firms to represent minors, said the elimination of the funds, collectively worth about $200 million annually, would make it all but impossible for many children to appear for their court hearings.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
Because the state can’t compete with private law firms’ more generous salaries, O’Connor said California should be trying to attract attorneys with desirable telework benefits.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Private law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20law. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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