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Control Of Congress Too Close To Call

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By James Arkin

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Control of both chambers of Congre= ss remained up for grabs as of early Wednesday morning, with both the House= and the Senate too close to call amid unexpectedly strong Democratic perfo= rmance across the country.=0D

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From Courts To Polls: BigLaw Turns Out To Protect The = Vote

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By Sarah Martinson

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Dozens of BigLaw firms, including = Reed Smith LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett= LLP, turned out to protect voting rights in the midterm elections by manni= ng voter hotlines on Tuesday and taking charge of high-stakes litigation.=0D

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Hawaii's New Governor Is In Housing Hot Seat

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By Valentina Pasquali

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3rd Circ. Rejects Nuns' Religious Challenge To Pipelin= e

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By Brent Godwin

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The Third Circuit on Tuesday said = nuns claiming a religious objection over a gas pipeline running through the= ir Pennsylvania property could not seek damages, affirming a lower court de= cision that the courts did not have jurisdiction because objections were ne= ver raised with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.=0D

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Construction Co. Owes Teamsters Fund $600K, Judge Rule= s

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A now-shuttered Wisconsin construc= tion company owes a Teamsters pension fund almost $600,000 in withdrawal li= ability payments, an Illinois federal judge found, ruling the company could= n't push back against the requirement in court because it didn't ask to mov= e the suit to arbitration in time.=0D

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Ill. Excavator Gets 5 Yrs. For Paying Commissioner Kic= kbacks

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Imports Needed In Disaster-Prone Rubber Industry, ITC = Hears

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By Jennifer Doherty

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The U.S. International Trade Commi= ssion must decide after hearing arguments Tuesday if Russian and Czech rubb= er imports provided needed relief in the face of several disasters, or if t= hose outside competitors wore down the domestic industry, which then suffer= ed additional setbacks.=0D

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Alaskan Tribe Urges State To Reconsider Mine's Waste P= ermit

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An Alaskan tribe and conservation = groups are urging the state government to reconsider approval for a hard ro= ck mine's waste management permit, telling the Alaska Department of Environ= mental Conservation that the proposed mining exploration could pollute pris= tine salmon rivers in southeast Alaska.=0D

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Fisheries Say Mass. Offshore Wind Approval Must Be Und= one

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By Madeline Lyskawa

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The Biden administration has rushe= d into approving as many offshore wind projects as possible at the expense = of the oceans and their ecosystems, commercial fishermen's groups told a Ma= ssachusetts federal judge in pushing for the ax of an offshore wind project= off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.=0D

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Disclosure Failures Not Just 'Sloppiness,' Colo. Judge= Says

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By Daniel Ducassi

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Minimizing Environmental Justice Risks In Permitting

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While the Biden administration's e= nvironmental justice efforts related to permitting are still nascent, there= is now sufficient data to discuss guideposts that the regulated community = can use to help mitigate EJ risks related to obtaining and retaining enviro= nmental permits, say J. Michael Showalter and Daniel Deeb at ArentFox Schif= f.=0D

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A Look At Economic Cost Adjustments Amid Global Inflat= ion

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Spiking inflation rates have once = again made cost-adjustment provisions a meaningful part of outsourcing nego= tiations, and provisions that account for risk and possess the ability to m= anage it can actually reduce net costs over time, say Randall Parks and Flo= rian Uffer at Hunton.=0D

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How Civilian Attorneys Can Help Veterans

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Venable Expands In Fla. With Addition Of 36-Atty Firm<= /a>

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NY's AG Won Reelection. Next Up: Trump And The NRA=

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By Rachel Scharf

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Hawkins Parnell To Absorb 50 Selman Breitman Litigator= s

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Dentons Can't Revive Ohio Verein Structure Dispute=

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Fed. Circ. Affirms Bracewell Did Not Infringe Inventor= 's Patent

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GCs Expect To Throw More Work To Outside Counsel In 20= 23

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Companies Say Counsel Aren't Promoting Cybersecurity S= kills

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Rob Bonta Beats GOP Challenger To Keep Calif. AG Post<= /a>

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Boston To Pay $2M In Fees After High Court Loss In Fla= g Case

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Steptoe & Johnson Adds DOJ Antitrust Attorney In D= C

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Study Notes Immigration Attys' Income Gaps, Pro Bono S= tress

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Judiciary Asks DC Circ. To Revisit Staff Political Spe= ech Rules

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Longtime Sierra Club Litigator Tapped To Lead Its Lega= l Team

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3rd Circ. Clarifies Rules For Atty Exits From Criminal= Appeals

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Insurer Seeks Pretrial Win In La. Law Firms' COVID-19 = Suit

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