The American Bar Association’s House of Delegates on Monday adopted Resolution 509 , affirming that no government actor should punish or threaten lawyers, law firms, or other organizations for representing—or having represented—a client or cause disfavoured by the government.

The resolution further emphasizes that the legal profession must ensure counsel remains available, especially to those who cannot afford it, and articulates support for the rights to free speech, access to courts, and petitioning the government for redress under the US Constitution .

The resolution emerges amid a backdrop of mounting concerns about a “law-firm intimidation policy” allegedly pursued by the current administration. Recently, the ABA filed an 85-page complaint in federal court, arguing that a se

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