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The Fifth Circuit will let a group of energy companies participate in Nex= tEra's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 2019 Texas power line= s law, reversing a lower court's decision preventing them from intervening.

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TOP NEWS

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5th Circ. Lets Energy Cos. Intervene In Power Grid Law= Fight

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By Isaac Monterose

The Fifth Circuit will let a group= of energy companies participate in NextEra's lawsuit challenging the const= itutionality of a 2019 Texas power lines law, reversing a lower court's dec= ision preventing them from intervening.

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8th Circ. Won't Rehear Decision On SD Casino Tax Rules=

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By Caleb Symons

The Eighth Circuit will not revisi= t its decision allowing South Dakota to impose a 2% excise tax on construct= ion work done by a non-tribal company at a Native-owned casino, upholding a= ruling that the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe says will gut its coffers and= erode tribal sovereignty.

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3 Firms Build SPAC Merger For UK Construction Tech Co.=

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By Jade Martinez-Pogue

U.K.-based construction tech compa= ny Modulex Modular Buildings PLC will go public through a merger with blank= -check company PHP Ventures Acquisition Corp., in a transaction that values= the combined business at about $682.5 million and was put together by thre= e law firms.

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Ga. Neighbors Drop Challenge To $5B Rivian Factory=

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By Peter McGuire

A group of Georgia residents dropp= ed their challenge to a Rivian automobile plant under construction after a = state judge ruled against their bid to stop earthwork at the site.

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SC Tribe Cited Over Outsider-Run Casino In NC

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By Hayley Fowler

A South Carolina tribe has skirted= federal law by allowing outsiders to take over development of its casino a= cross state lines, according to a National Indian Gaming Commission violati= on notice citing concerns the arrangement gives too much control to non-Nat= ive American interests.

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Real Estate Rumors: Popular Bank, Trae Young, Naya=

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By Andrew McIntyre

Popular Bank is said to have loane= d $48.6 million for a Queens multifamily project, NBA star Trae Young has r= eportedly paid $20 million for a Los Angeles-area mansion, and Naya is said= to be taking 2,400 square feet on Madison Avenue in New York.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Lawmakers Told Of 'Stealth Missionaries' Lobbying Just= ices

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By Jimmy Hoover

An ex-evangelical leader turned wh= istleblower testified to the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday about hi= s 20-year campaign of deploying wealthy donors as "stealth missionaries" to= befriend and embolden conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices to oppose a= bortion.

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Ethics Chair Struggles Over Whether Giuliani Crossed A= Line

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By Katie Buehler

The chairman of a D.C. ethics comm= ittee deciding whether Rudy Giuliani violated legal ethics rules by filing = a lawsuit aimed at overturning the 2020 presidential election results in Pe= nnsylvania said Thursday he was struggling to determine the point at which = zealous advocacy could become frivolous litigation.

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5th Circ. Scolds Judge Over Stock Conflict, But Backs = Ruling

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By Emma Cueto

A panel of the U.S. Court of Appea= ls for the Fifth Circuit said in a published ruling Thursday that there was= "no doubt" a district court judge should have recused herself from a case = against Wal-Mart and several local law enforcement officers while owning st= ock in the retail giant, but kept in place her dismissal of a suit against = the company.

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Fed. Circ. Won't Shut Down Del. Judge's Patent Funding= Probe

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By Jasmin Jackson

The Federal Circuit refused Thursd= ay to make a Delaware federal judge nix his probe into who is funding a pat= ent owner's infringement litigation against Buzzfeed, Bloomberg and ot= her media companies over content streaming technology, finding that a writ = of mandamus is not the only pathway to protect confidential documents.

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KPMG Opens Law Firm In Ireland

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By Matt Perez

KPMG, one of the Big Four accounti= ng firms, announced on Thursday that it has established a new stand-alone l= aw firm headquartered in Ireland.

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Marriage Equality Bill Heads To Biden After House Appr= oval

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By James Arkin

The U.S. House of Representatives = voted in bipartisan fashion Thursday to pass landmark legislation enshrinin= g protections for same-sex and interracial couples into law, ending a month= slong negotiating process in Congress and sending the bill to President Joe= Biden's desk.

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Senate Confirms Ohio Judge, Committee Advances 5 Picks=

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By James Arkin

The Senate confirmed an Ohio distr= ict court pick Thursday and advanced the nominations of judges for the Thir= d and Fifth Circuits, setting up confirmations for as soon as next week.

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Maryland Federal Judge Hazel To Resign In February=

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By Jack Rodgers

U.S. District Judge George J. Haze= l in Maryland on Thursday announced his intent to retire in late February, = giving President Joe Biden another judicial vacancy to fill.

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Special Master Review Of Trump Docs Comes To A Close

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By Hailey Konnath

A special master will no longer re= view documents taken from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate as part of the f= ederal government's probe into the former president, with the Eleventh Circ= uit's order undoing the appointment taking effect Thursday without an appea= l from Trump.

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House Probe Rips Snyder, NFL For Toxic Workplace In Re= port

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By David Steele

The NFL's Washington Commanders an= d owner Dan Snyder subjected team employees to a "deeply entrenched toxic w= ork culture" for more than two decades, all while the league gave them cove= r by mishandling its own investigation and burying the results, according t= o a scathing report by a congressional committee released on Thursday.

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NYC Bar Says Justice Oing Not Qualified For DiFiore's = Job

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By Tracey Read

In a departure from other lawyer g= roups, the New York City Bar Association has issued a "not well qualified" = rating to First Appellate Division Justice Jeffrey Oing, one of seven candi= dates being considered to replace former Chief Judge Janet DiFiore.

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Ex-Federal Prosecutor's Sex Harassment Sanction Deal N= ixed

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By Eric Heisig

An Ohio board has rejected a deal = between attorney disciplinary authorities and a former federal prosecutor w= ho admitted to sexually harassing an intern, saying it wanted to hear the l= awyer testify at a hearing.

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Ace, Accellion Reach Deal In $2M Law Firm Data Breach = Suit

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By Jack Karp

Attorneys for a Chubb unit and an = online file-transfer company have told a California federal judge they've c= ome to an agreement to end a lawsuit over a $2 million ransom paid to hacke= rs by a Boston law firm.

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Law Firm Owner Charged With Financial Crimes In Wiscon= sin

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By Rachel Rippetoe

A California lawyer and owner of m= ultiple small firms across the country has been charged with financial crim= es in Wisconsin, shortly after he was accused of stealing millions from rea= l estate investors in Maryland in August.

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Civil Legal Aid Caseload Growth 'Remarkable' Amid Pand= emic

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By Tracey Read

The COVID-19 pandemic had civil le= gal aid organizations scrambling to help low-income Americans in 2021, espe= cially in the area of housing.

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The Term: Justices Wary Of Novel Election Theory =09 =09

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesda= y heard arguments on whether state legislatures hold the sole power to gove= rn federal elections, in a case that some have described as posing a threat= to American democracy itself if the high court were to eliminate the syste= m of checks and balances at the state level for issues like unfair election= rules or gerrymandered maps.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Amazon.com Inc.

Apple Inc.

Atlanta Hawks

Bank of America Corp.

Bloomberg

BuzzFeed Inc.

Cable News Network Inc.

EF Hutton

Electric Transportation= Engineering Corp.

Entergy Corp.

Georgetown University

Lockheed Martin Corp.

NASDAQ Inc.

New York City Bar Association

New York State Bar Association

New York State Trial La= wyers Association

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC

Planned Parenthood Federation

RFR Realty LLC

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Rivian Automotive LLC

Spotify Technology SA

Tesla Inc.

The New York Times Co.

Walmart Inc.

Washington Post Co.


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Aidala Bertuna

Artiga-Purcell Law Office

BP Peterman Law Group

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Tillotson Johnson

Troutman Pepper

Vinson & Elkins

Webb Daniel Friedlander

Weil Gotshal

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Australian Secur= ities and Investments Commission

Catawba Indian Nation

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians=

European Union

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe

Legal Services Corp.

National Archives an= d Records Administration

National Indian Gaming Commissi= on

North Carolina General Assembly

Public Utility Commission of T= exas

South Dakota Department of Rev= enue

Texas Attorney General's Offi= ce

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

U.S. Atto= rney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio

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

U.S. Court of Appea= ls for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeal= s for the Federal Circuit

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

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Department of the Treasury

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

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

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

U.S. D= istrict Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Immigration and Cust= oms Enforcement

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