WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting the legal community pose “a grave threat to our system of constitutional governance and to the rule of law itself,” according to a court filing submitted Friday by more than 500 law firms.

Over 500 law firms have signed a brief opposing former President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting law firms, including Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, and Jenner & Block, for their diversity policies and legal work against his administration.

The move came two days after President Donald Trump imposed the same tariff on all Chinese imports, bringing the total U.S. tariff on Chinese goods to at least 54%.

Not even a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market, which is usually the economic highlight of each month, was enough to stop the slide.

Shares slid further in Europe and Asia and U.S. futures also fell Friday as investors counted the potential costs of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest set of

US President Donald Trump has attacked the recent court ruling against French far-right politician Marine Le Pen and compared it to the troubles he's faced with the law. "The Witch Hunt against Marine Le Pen is another example of European Leftists using Lawfare to silence Free Speech,

U.S. President Donald Trump offered support to French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Thursday after a Paris court earlier this week convicted her and two dozen figures from her National Rally (RN) party of embezzling European Union funds.

At least some GOP legal elites are lining up against Trump’s trade policy. That could be enough to sway the justices.