America was duelling with France at sea in the “Quasi-War”, so called because it was never formally declared. At least partly for that reason, President John Adams believed the law did not apply.

Imagine stepping off a plane in the United States, fully expecting to enter the country without issue, only to be surrounded by armed agents, handcuffed, and thrown into a freezing detention center.

The 150-year-old law firm fought the first Trump administration. Will its deal with the second stop it from fighting now?