New York — The largest law firms in the United States have been far less likely to challenge President Donald Trump’s policies than they were during his first term, and smaller firms are carrying much more of the burden of high-stakes legal challenges, according to an analysis by The Washington Post.

Large firms represented plaintiffs in 15% of cases challenging Trump executive orders between the start of his term in January and mid-September, compared with roughly 75% of cases during a comparable period in Trump’s first term, The Post found. The analysis examined civil complaints and court records from legal research website CourtListener mentioning Trump and the term “executive order” for each time period.

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