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US Giving Tribes $75M For Climate-Related Relocation

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By Caleb Symons

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The Biden administration will give= a combined $75 million to help three Indigenous tribes start relocating to= higher ground, as the coastal communities confront a host of worsening cli= mate-related threats to their critical infrastructure, including rising sea= s, flooding and erosion.=0D

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FERC OKs Grid Operator's Plan To Speed Up Project Hook= ups

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Comm= ission has approved an overhaul of the largest regional grid operator's pol= icies for connecting new power projects, though one commissioner questioned= whether reforms will be enough to unclog a backlog of thousands of renewab= le energy projects trying to get onto the grid.=0D

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4th Circ. Rejects FTC Bid To Rethink Sanctuary Belize = Case

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By Hayley Fowler

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The Fourth Circuit won't take a se= cond look at its decision to dismantle a $120 million default judgment agai= nst several defendants in the offshore real estate scam known as Sanctuary = Belize.=0D

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Lawyer In ADA Suits Admits Hiding $1M In Settlement In= come

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A Sacramento attorney who filed th= ousands of lawsuits against California businesses for violating constructio= n standards meant to protect people with disabilities admitted to hiding ov= er $1 million in settlement income from the IRS and agreed to serve home co= nfinement, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.=0D

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Real Estate Rumors: LA Family Housing, AECOM, Azoffs

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LA Family Housing is reportedly ho= ping to convert a former California motel into apartments, AECOM is reporte= dly downsizing at 100 Park Ave. in New York, and Irving and Sheli Azoff hav= e reportedly sold a Los Angeles mansion for $25 million.=0D

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The former manager of a suburban C= hicago construction company pled guilty Wednesday to a federal wire fraud c= harge accusing her of embezzling more than $2.3 million from her former emp= loyer over a decade and using the money for personal expenses.=0D

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3rd Circ. Revives Construction Suit To Weigh FCA Chang= es

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A quality control manager who says= he was fired for reporting construction problems at a Philadelphia public = housing project will get another chance to argue his case after the Third C= ircuit found the trial court failed to consider new amended standards for r= etaliation under the False Claims Act.=0D

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Fla. Insurance Suit Trends To Look Out For After Hurri= cane Ian

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Cooley LLP is laying off 78 attorn= eys and 72 paralegals and business professionals in the U.S., according to = a Wednesday internal memo reviewed by Law360 Pulse, with firm leadership ci= ting "overcapacity" as a reason for the staff cuts following a period of in= tense hiring in 2021.=0D

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McDermott, Holwell Shuster Match Baker McKenzie Bonuse= s

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Dechert Doubles Up In Recast Leadership Structure<= /p>=0D =09=0D

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NY's Ex-Chief Judge Kept State-Funded Perks After Resi= gning

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By Frank G. Runyeon

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For months after her resignation, = former New York Chief Judge Janet DiFiore has benefited from state-funded c= ourt officers working as her personal chauffeurs and protection detail R= 12; services that previous chiefs did not receive after they left office.=0D

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Abortion Rights Atty, 1st Circ. Nom Reports $7.4M Net = Worth

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A veteran abortion-rights attorney= who has faced extensive questioning from Republicans during her nomination= process to the First Circuit has a net worth of almost $7.5 million, she&#= 160;disclosed to Congress in advance of a Senate Judiciary Committee v= ote Thursday.=0D

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Cooley Atty Nominated For Ill. Court Lists $6M In Asse= ts

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Cooley LLP partner Lindsay Jenkins= , slated for a Senate Judiciary Committee vote Thursday for a seat on the N= orthern Illinois District Court, reported just over $6 million in total ass= ets, congressional records show.=0D

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Senate Approves Judicial Picks For NY And Puerto Rico =

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The Senate voted Wednesday to conf= irm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP partner Anne M. Nardacci to the Northern Dis= trict of New York and U.S. Magistrate Judge Camille L. Vélez-Rivé= to the District of Puerto Rico.=0D

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Riding Circuit: December's Notable Appellate Arguments=

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As the year winds down, circuit co= urts will hear argument on the kinds of crimes Jan. 6 rioters can be charge= d with, whether federal law unconstitutionally delegates power to a private= entity, and whether a class can be certified even if some class members we= ren't actually injured.=0D

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Attys Must Choose Between Clients In Ga. Election Prob= e

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A pair of lawyers representing 11 = Republicans implicated in a Georgia district attorney's probe into possible= criminal interference in the state's 2020 presidential election must drop = one or 10 of their clients in the case, the judge overseeing the matter rul= ed Wednesday.=0D

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LeClairRyan Gets OK On Deal Over $28M Malpractice Clai= m

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The liquidating trustee overseeing= the Chapter 7 case of defunct law firm LeClairRyan PLLC has received bankr= uptcy court approval for a settlement that resolves a $28 million malpracti= ce suit in which a former client sued the firm for its work on an insurance= dispute.=0D

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9th Circ. Tells Uber Objectors Settlement Isn't A Coup= on Deal

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The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday aff= irmed Uber Technologies Inc.'s $32.5 million deal and class counsel's $5.7 = million fee award in litigation over the ride-hailing service's deceptive "= safe rides" fee, rejecting objectors' arguments that the settlement amounts= to a coupon deal with "de minimis" individual payouts.=0D

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Fla. Justices Suspend Atty In 1st Hurricane Ian-Relate= d Case

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The Florida Supreme Court has susp= ended a Gauthier Murphy & Houghtaling LLC attorney following accusation= s that she helped try to solicit clients following Hurricane Ian this fall = out of a vehicle deceptively designed to look as if it were operated by fed= eral emergency responders or insurance agents.=0D

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Pa. Senate Accepts Articles Of Impeachment For Philly = DA

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The Pennsylvania State Senate offi= cially accepted the articles of impeachment Wednesday against Philadelphia = District Attorney Larry Krasner and was sworn in as the jury for his 2023 t= rial, even as some senators raised questions of whether the proceedings cou= ld carry over into the state Legislature's next session.=0D

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NY Bar Suit Seeks Raise For Attys Repping Indigent Cli= ents

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