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The number of construction bond cases filed in federal courts hit a 10-ye= ar low in 2021, continuing a long-term trend that was likely accentuated by= the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new surety litigation report.

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Pandemic Fueled Decline In Surety Bond Cases, Report S= ays

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By Josh Liberatore

The number of construction bond ca= ses filed in federal courts hit a 10-year low in 2021, continuing a long-te= rm trend that was likely accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to= a new surety litigation report.

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Red States Challenging Carbon Metric Face Tough 5th Ci= rc.

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday app= eared skeptical of red states' claim that they're suffering under the Biden= administration's illegal estimates for costs related to greenhouse gas emi= ssions, as judges repeatedly sought examples of exactly how the states have= been harmed.

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New Biden Plan Aims To Slash Federal Building Emission= s

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By Grace Dixon

The White House unveiled a plan on= Wednesday to trim carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency in federa= lly managed buildings, committing to cutting out direct greenhouse gas emis= sions in 30% of its buildings by 2030.

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POLICY & REGULATION

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Native Leaders Lobby White House On Canada Mining Thre= ats

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By Ali Sullivan

Indigenous leaders from the United= States and Canada converged on Capitol Hill this week, calling on the Bide= n administration to pressure the British Columbian government to reign in l= arge-scale mining in the region and warning of mining pollutants' impacts o= n tribal communities' wildlife, waterways and way of life.

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LITIGATION

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Okla. Transportation Dept. Drops Highway Suits Against= BIA

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By Caleb Symons

Oklahoma transportation officials = have dropped a series of lawsuits seeking to acquire land along State Highw= ay 115, claims that implicated the Bureau of Indian Affairs because they in= volved parcels owned by Native Americans, after recently obtaining access t= o those areas.

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Liberty Mutual Disputes $7M Expense Bill For Explosion= Suits

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By Ben Zigterman

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. asked= an Indiana federal court to find that it owes $157,000 at most in leg= al expense reimbursements to an engineering company for suits stemming from= a 2013 gas explosion, not $7.5 million.

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Libya Says Suit Over $22M Award Must Be Paused

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By Caroline Simson

Libya is pressing a D.C. federal c= ourt to keep a Turkish construction company's lawsuit seeking to enforce a = $21.9 million arbitral award on hold until enforcement proceedings abroad h= ave played out, saying it doesn't matter that a Swiss court has already uph= eld the award.

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DEALS

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DOI Sells First Pacific Wind Power Leases For $757M

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By Peter McGuire

The first federal leases for comme= rcial-scale wind energy projects on the Pacific Coast were awarded for more= than $757 million in a two-day auction that ended Wednesday.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Kramer Levin's US Associates To See Up To $115K In Bon= uses

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By Kevin Penton

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Franke= l LLP's U.S. associates will see bonuses of up to $115,000, as the New York= -based firm confirmed Wednesday it's matching the year-end bonus scales set= by Baker McKenzie and Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP.

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As Demand Lags, Talent Growth Still On Firm Leaders' M= inds

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By Aebra Coe

Even as demand for law firms' serv= ices declined year-on-year during the first nine months of 2022, firm leade= rs grew attorney head count and revealed midyear plans to expand their asso= ciate ranks even further, according to a report released Wednesday.

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Liberal Justices Not Alone In Skepticism Of Election C= ase

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By Ryan Boysen

The controversial legal theory put= forth by North Carolina's Republican-controlled state legislature met with= skepticism Wednesday in the U.S. Supreme Court, as the three liberal justi= ces were joined by two conservatives in questioning whether state lawmakers= can exert unfettered control over federal elections.

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Judicial Security Measure Included In Must-Pass Defens= e Bill

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By James Arkin

A bill to protect federal judges' = privacy and security by shielding their personal information online was inc= luded in a final agreement on major defense policy legislation released thi= s week, giving the bill a clear path to becoming law by the end of this yea= r.

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Chauvin Prosecutor Among 4 Attys Elevated To Federal B= ench

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By James Arkin

The Senate on Wednesday confi= rmed four nominees for district courts in Pennsylvania and Minnesota, = including a BakerHostetler partner in Philadelphia and the Minneapolis atto= rney who served as a special prosecutor in the trial of former police = officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of the murder of George Floyd.

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Giuliani Wrangled 'Chaotic' Trump Campaign HQ, Staffer= s Say

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By Katie Buehler

Former President Donald Trump camp= aign staffers and volunteers on Wednesday described a chaotic litigation co= mmand center that Rudy Giuliani was brought in to attempt to wrangle, in te= stimony before a D.C. professional ethics committee as Giuliani defends aga= inst claims he frivolously filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the 2020 ele= ction results in Pennsylvania.

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'Unfortunately' NYC Can't Nix Trump Golf Deal Post-Ver= dict

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By Frank G. Runyeon

A spokesperson for New York City M= ayor Eric Adams said Wednesday the city had once more sought to extract its= elf from a golf course contract with the Trump Organization, but that even = the recent tax fraud conviction had "unfortunately" not given it an easy ou= t.

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Erika Girardi's Diamond Earrings Sold At Auction For $= 312K

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By Gina Kim

Erika Girardi's notorious diamond = earrings, which were relinquished to the bankruptcy trustee for her estrang= ed husband's now-defunct law firm following a court order, sold at auction = Wednesday to an anonymous remote bidder for $312,500, including fees.

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By Tracey Read

The New York State Trial Lawyers A= ssociation on Tuesday released its ratings of seven candidates nominated by= the New York State Commission on Judicial Nomination to fill the chief jud= ge vacancy on the state Court of Appeals.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bulgari SpA

Cartier SA

Charter Communications Inc.

Defender Association of P= hiladelphia

EDP Renewables North America LL= C

Equinor ASA

Invenergy LLC

Lex Machina Inc.

LexisNexis Group Inc.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

National Wildlife Federation

New York State Bar Association

New York State Trial La= wyers Association

RELX PLC

RWE AG

Spectrum Management Holding Co.

State Bar of California

Trump Organization Inc.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Confederated Trib= es of the Colville Reservation

Council on Environmental Quality=

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

International Chamber of Commer= ce

Louisiana Attorney General= 9;s Office

North Carolina Department of= Justice

Ohio Department of Transportati= on

Oklahoma Department of Tr= ansportation

U.S. Court of Appeals = for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. District Cou= rt for the District of Columbia

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

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