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Is this the first company to actually face to face stand up to the current administration?

by soared 7mo ago

ch4s3 7mo ago
No, a few law firms targeted by EOs fought them in court last year and won.
- inerte 7mo ago
  Also the case against tariffs, a quick (maybe AI hallucinated) search shows `Victor Owen Schwartz` was part of the challenge. Democracy isn't dead folks, but it takes more work than usual.
  - ch4s3 7mo ago
    It always takes a ton of work to roll back state over reach. The Bound By Oath podcast by the Institute for Justice has a whole season about how hard it is to bring civil rights claims against the government or government officials.
  - crossroadsguy 7mo ago
    And gets harder in a country where even the judges are political appointees and apparently that’s by design. (I resisted adding a smiley here because this is rather sad)
    - ch4s3 7mo ago
      The courts are actually striking down a lot of government overreach recently. The tariffs were just overturned, and the administration was blocked from using the national guard for law enforcement. In fact this administration has lost more Supreme Court cases than any other administration at only 1 year in.
  - swat535 7mo ago
    The problem is that it's a never ending game of attrition, and the government can always outspend you. For example, in case of tariffs, they found another loophole and went on their way. It's nice to have a little guy take a stand, but without major collective pressure, nothing will change.
    - JohnnyMarcone 7mo ago
      We are in a period of resistance, fighting for the next election so we can apply major collective pressure. Then he will be the lamest of ducks.
Brybry 7mo ago
The Supreme Court decision striking down IEEPA tariffs was from a number of small businesses standing up against the current administration. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_Resources,_Inc._v._Trump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_Resources,_Inc._v._Tr...
jakeydus 7mo ago
Costco has been. When every other major company was scuttling their DEI initiatives Costco doubled down. Doesn’t seem to have impacted them yet.
- koshergweilo 7mo ago
  Costco also actually sued the Trump administration over the Tariffs, probably the largest and most popular to do so
mizzao 7mo ago
Harvard is an analogue in the academic sphere, if you include organizations beyond just companies.
deaux 7mo ago
The usual suspects have stood up to it. Ben & Jerry's, Patagonia. In the former case it led to an illegal takeover by Unilever for which they're now being sued (or more accurately, the spinoff). Capgemini sold a US division over working with ICE, though that's a French company. So yeah, extremely few have.
biophysboy 7mo ago
Hundreds of companies have filed lawsuits against the admin over the tariffs.
- andrewflnr 7mo ago
  You get much fewer points for standing up to the admin when it has damaged your wallet.

Is this the first company to actually face to face stand up to the current administration?

by soared 7mo ago

Is this the first company to actually face to face stand up to the current administration?

ch4s3 7mo ago

No, a few law firms targeted by EOs fought them in court last year and won.

inerte 7mo ago
Also the case against tariffs, a quick (maybe AI hallucinated) search shows `Victor Owen Schwartz` was part of the challenge. Democracy isn't dead folks, but it takes more work than usual.
- ch4s3 7mo ago
  It always takes a ton of work to roll back state over reach. The Bound By Oath podcast by the Institute for Justice has a whole season about how hard it is to bring civil rights claims against the government or government officials.
- crossroadsguy 7mo ago
  And gets harder in a country where even the judges are political appointees and apparently that’s by design. (I resisted adding a smiley here because this is rather sad)
  - ch4s3 7mo ago
    The courts are actually striking down a lot of government overreach recently. The tariffs were just overturned, and the administration was blocked from using the national guard for law enforcement. In fact this administration has lost more Supreme Court cases than any other administration at only 1 year in.
- swat535 7mo ago
  The problem is that it's a never ending game of attrition, and the government can always outspend you. For example, in case of tariffs, they found another loophole and went on their way. It's nice to have a little guy take a stand, but without major collective pressure, nothing will change.
  - JohnnyMarcone 7mo ago
    We are in a period of resistance, fighting for the next election so we can apply major collective pressure. Then he will be the lamest of ducks.

Brybry 7mo ago

The Supreme Court decision striking down IEEPA tariffs was from a number of small businesses standing up against the current administration. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_Resources,_Inc._v._Trump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_Resources,_Inc._v._Tr...

jakeydus 7mo ago

Costco has been. When every other major company was scuttling their DEI initiatives Costco doubled down. Doesn’t seem to have impacted them yet.

koshergweilo 7mo ago
Costco also actually sued the Trump administration over the Tariffs, probably the largest and most popular to do so

mizzao 7mo ago

Harvard is an analogue in the academic sphere, if you include organizations beyond just companies.

deaux 7mo ago

The usual suspects have stood up to it. Ben & Jerry's, Patagonia. In the former case it led to an illegal takeover by Unilever for which they're now being sued (or more accurately, the spinoff). Capgemini sold a US division over working with ICE, though that's a French company. So yeah, extremely few have.

biophysboy 7mo ago

Hundreds of companies have filed lawsuits against the admin over the tariffs.

andrewflnr 7mo ago
You get much fewer points for standing up to the admin when it has damaged your wallet.