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FERC, Mountain Valley Want Pipeline Protest Put To Bed=

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Comm= ission has sided with an appellate court's finding that landowners brought = their challenge to the $6 billion Mountain Valley Pipeline project in the w= rong venue, urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to take up a review of the ru= ling.=0D

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U.S. nuclear regulators say the Og= lala Sioux tribe's long-running fight against a uranium mining permit doesn= 't deserve a hearing by the full D.C. Circuit because it mischaracterized e= arlier court rulings that favor how the agency handled a cultural resources= review for the mine.=0D

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Trade Court Baffled By Feds' Logic On Lumber Duties

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By Jennifer Doherty

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Ex-Tribal Official Gets 6 Years For Contractor Bribery= Scheme

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By Caleb Symons

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A former elected representative of= the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation in North Dakota was sentenced on Mo= nday to more than six years in federal prison for his role in a bribery sch= eme that involved taking kickbacks from a contractor hired by the tribe for= construction services.=0D

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17-Month Delay Bars Coverage For Sign Co., Judge Says<= /a>

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By Jennifer Mandato

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An Alabama federal judge relieved = Nationwide Property & Casualty of covering medical expenses stemming fr= om a policyholder's involvement in an underlying personal injury lawsuit, r= uling Monday that the policyholder's 17-month delay in notifying Nationwide= revokes coverage.=0D

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Co. Can't Use Subcontractor's Insurance For Fall Damag= es

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An Indiana appeals court on Monday= absolved an insurance company representing a subcontractor of covering $5 = million in damages against a lead contractor after a worker was injured in = a job site fall, but found the insurer should contribute to legal defense c= osts.=0D

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service= 's recent decision to narrow the range of the gopher tortoise’s Endan= gered Species Act status demonstrates that public-private voluntary conserv= ation partnerships can help leverage landowners' knowledge of their working= lands to the benefit of species, the ecosystem and the landowners, say att= orneys at Crowell & Moring.=0D

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First Circuit Judge Gustavo Gelp&#= 237; recalls how Suffolk University Law School's Joseph Glannon taught the = importance of the law as both a tool and a profession, and that those who w= ish to practice law successfully must do so with love, enthusiasm and passi= on.=0D

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Baker McKenzie Ushers In 2022 Year-End Associate Bonus= es

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Baker McKenzie became the first Bi= gLaw firm on Friday to announce year-end bonuses, kicking off the holiday s= eason with cash infusions for its associates ranging from $20,000 to $115,0= 00 based on seniority, a firm spokesperson confirmed, besting last year's B= igLaw bonus scale by a modest margin.=0D

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New Leak Claim Fuels Demand For High Court Ethics Code=

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Lawmakers and ethics experts this = week renewed calls for a binding code of conduct for U.S. Supreme Court jus= tices in response to a New York Times report describing a secret lobbying c= ampaign by evangelical leaders to influence conservative justices, which li= nked Justice Samuel Alito Jr. to an alleged confidentiality breach in 2014.=0D

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Gibson Dunn Faces $2M Sanctions Bid In Facebook MDL

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By Ryan Boysen

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Facebook users have asked a Califo= rnia federal court to impose $2 million in sanctions against the social med= ia giant and its attorneys at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, over an alleg= ed yearslong pattern of abusive discovery delays in multidistrict litigatio= n over the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting scandal.=0D

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Democratic attorneys general from = around the nation pushed back Monday against Republican efforts to target E= SG investing, telling the leaders of key congressional committees that the = consideration of a company's environmental, social and governance factors c= an be "part of a sound investment strategy."=0D

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Manhattan DA Rests In Trump Organization Tax Fraud Cas= e

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The Manhattan District Attorney's = Office rested its tax fraud case against the Trump Organization Monday in N= ew York state court after calling just five witnesses over eight days, buil= ding its case on testimony by two finance officers and a parade of tax docu= ments.=0D

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Saudi Heirs' Atty Rips Special Master In Falsified Art= icle Spat

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A Seattle attorney representing Sa= udi heirs in a fight with Chevron over an $18 billion arbitral award has lo= dged objections to a special master report calling for sanctions over an ar= ticle he had fabricated, arguing that the recommendation "recklessly disreg= ards any and all statutes, case law or procedural rules" that exculpate him= .=0D

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Cuomo Denies Retaliating Against Ex-Aide Behind Suit

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