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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday the state approved three siting pe= rmits for solar facilities that will deliver clean energy power to more tha= n 69,000 homes for at least 20 years and add 542,000 megawatts of new renew= able capacity annually to the state.

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NY Issues 3 Siting Permits For Solar Energy Facilities=

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By Madeline Lyskawa

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Mo= nday the state approved three siting permits for solar facilities that will= deliver clean energy power to more than 69,000 homes for at least 20 years= and add 542,000 megawatts of new renewable capacity annually to the state.

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Commerce Says Missing Data Warranted Steep Pipe Duties=

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By Alyssa Aquino

The U.S. Department of Commerce de= fended the punitive tariffs it issued against Greek pipe importers, telling= the trade court the steep tariffs were warranted following the businesses'= failure to provide certain financial data in the manner requested.

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Justices Pass On $1.1B Angolan Power Contracts Row=

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By Keith Goldberg

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday d= eclined to review a lower court ruling that Angolan courts must consider an= energy company's case over $1.1 billion in lost government contracts to bu= ild power plants with financing from a General Electric unit.

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LA Builder Appeals Toss Of $100M Suit Over Anti-Evicti= on Law

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By Quinn Wilson

Billionaire developer and landlord= Geoffrey Palmer is appealing to the Ninth Circuit the dismissal of a $100 = million federal lawsuit brought against Los Angeles by his companies, hopin= g to revive the effort to recover money he claims he lost from the city's a= nti-eviction law during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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11th Circ. Lets Nationwide Off In Faulty Construction = Row

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By Jennifer Mandato

The Eleventh Circuit on Monday agr= eed with an Alabama federal court in finding that a Nationwide unit does no= t have to indemnify two homeowners for a $900,000 judgment that a state cou= rt awarded to them for defective construction work on their house by the un= it's insured.

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LITIGATION

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Wash. Builder Settles With Insurer In Sewer Project Di= spute

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By Elizabeth Daley

A construction company asked a Was= hington federal judge on Monday to dismiss its case against a foreign insur= er after a confidential settlement was reached in a suit seeking $6 million= in connection with sewage pumps it said were damaged during a 2020 Seattle= -area wastewater treatment project.

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Enviros Urge NC's High Court To Reject Asphalt Plant P= ermit

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By Peter McGuire

Environmental groups have urged No= rth Carolina's high court to reject a local permit for an asphalt plant in = the state's rural western mountains, saying flaws in the developers' applic= ation mean it cannot trigger a state law designed to protect ongoing constr= uction projects from changes to local land use regulations.

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Pa. Town Accused Of Cutting Off Home's Sewer Line<= /p> =09

By Isaac Monterose

A Pennsylvania town allegedly cut = off a home's sewer line when the town demolished nearby homes to redevelop = the area, which a suit claims counts as a "de facto taking" of the home sin= ce it's uninhabitable due to sewage problems.

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Feds Want To Nix Last Claim In Navajo Relocation Suit<= /a>

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By Caleb Symons

Federal officials are renewing the= ir push to escape allegations that the U.S. government shirked a decades-ol= d pledge to help Navajo citizens relocate from land belonging to the Hopi T= ribe, arguing that 1974 legislation does not require them to build entire c= ommunities for such people.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Stroock Lays Off 9 Attorneys, 18 Staffers

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By Kevin Penton

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan = LLP has laid off nine attorneys and 18 staffers and business professionals,= the firm confirmed Monday, following other BigLaw firms that have recently= reduced their workforces amid a slowdown in client demand across the U.S. = legal industry.

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Paul Hastings Says Ex-Proskauer COO Not Joining Firm

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By Tracey Read

A former chief operating officer f= or Proskauer Rose LLP facing allegations that he misappropriated trade secr= ets before departing is not joining Paul Hastings LLP, the firm said on Mon= day.

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Biden Attys Say They Found Classified Docs In Former O= ffice

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By Hailey Konnath

President Joe Biden's personal att= orneys found what they described as "a small number" of classified document= s at a former office space he periodically used in years past, and the Whit= e House is cooperating with a subsequent U.S. Department of Justice probe, = the White House revealed Monday.

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Roberts Warns Narrow Privilege Test Could Strain Court= s

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By Kat Lucero

Federal district courts could be s= trained if the U.S. Supreme Court adopts a narrow test for determining if d= ual-purpose client communications containing both legal and nonlegal advice= are protected under attorney-client privilege, Chief Justice John Roberts = said Monday.

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Justices Interested In Charter School Dress Code Dispu= te

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By Jimmy Hoover

The U.S. Supreme Court showed inte= rest Monday in wading into litigation over a North Carolina charter school'= s pants-for-boys, skirts-for-girls policy, asking for the Biden administrat= ion's view over whether the policy amounts to "state action."

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Hueston Hennigan Rings In 2023 With New Leader, Office=

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By Emily Sawicki

Hueston Hennigan is kicking off th= e new year with two major announcements that will help shape the firm's tra= jectory in 2023 and beyond: It has a new managing partner and it's opening = a new office in New York.

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9th Circ. Judge Watford To Step Down In May

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By James Arkin

Ninth Circuit Judge Paul J. Watfor= d has announced that he will step down from the bench at the end of May, gi= ving President Joe Biden another vacancy to fill on the circuit court.

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NWSL Expels 4 Former Coaches After BigLaw Abuse Probes=

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By Alex Lawson

The National Women's Soccer League= on Monday permanently banned four former coaches from working in the leagu= e, in the wake of BigLaw probes that revealed a raft of sexual misconduct a= nd toxic working conditions.

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Ga. Grand Jury Completes Trump Election Probe

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By Rosie Manins

A Georgia grand jury's investigati= on into possible criminal election interference by former President Donald = Trump and others has wrapped up, the judge overseeing the case said in an o= rder Monday.

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Girardi Keese Suit Halted As Criminal Investigation Lo= oms

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By Brandon Lowrey

A Chicago federal judge paused Ede= lson PC's fraud and theft lawsuit against Girardi Keese attorneys Monday at= the request of one of the defendants, who had asked for a stay because of = unspecified "developments" in a federal criminal investigation.

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Ex-Girardi Keese CFO Stays Jailed As Judge Cites Fligh= t Risk

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By Gina Kim

A California federal judge on Mond= ay ordered Girardi Keese's former Chief Financial Officer Christopher K. Ka= mon to remain jailed on a wire fraud charge, finding him to be a flight ris= k and rejecting as "not nearly adequate" a proposed bail package that inclu= ded his new $2.4 million Bahamas home and properties belonging to a friend = and relatives.

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Deloitte Starts Real Estate Legal Biz With Shoosmiths = Attys

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By Tracey Read

Deloitte Legal announced Monday it= has formed a new real estate legal business with four partners who joined = from Shoosmiths LLP.

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Ex-Boston Prosecutor Can't Duck Rape Indictment =09

By Rachel Scharf

A New York judge on Monday refused= to dismiss rape charges against a former Boston prosecutor-turned-criminal= justice reform advocate, rejecting arguments that the Manhattan District A= ttorney's Office withheld exculpatory evidence from a grand jury.

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NJ Judge Skeptical Of Virtual Immigration Hearing Deni= als

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By Britain Eakin

The federal government agreed to t= ry settling New Jersey lawyers' allegations that immigration judges are den= ying remote videoconference hearings despite a prior stipulation, after a d= istrict judge criticized the government for not adequately justifying in-pe= rson hearings during the pandemic.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

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By Leslie A. Pappas

Delaware's Court of Chancery start= ed 2023 by welcoming a new master in Georgetown, logging a $12 million sett= lement, and digging into a disgruntled buyer's accusations of fraud against= an Atlanta-based film studio developer. Here's the wrap on all the drama l= ast week from Delaware's Chancery Court.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

American College of Tax Counsel<= /a>

American Immigration La= wyers Association

Assicurazioni Generali

Cornell University

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.

Oak Street Health Inc.

Parata Systems LLC

Scout Clean Energy LLC

SolarWinds Corp.

Symantec Corp.

The AES Corp.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce


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Law Offices of F. Bryan Brice Jr.<= /a>

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Executive Office for Immi= gration Review

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Hopi Tribe

Internal Revenue Service

Navajo Nation

Office of Navajo and = Hopi Indian Relocation

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Central District of California

U.S. Attorney&#= 39;s Office for the District of Arizona

U.S. Attorne= y's Office for the District of New Jersey

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Cour= t for the District of Arizona

U.S. District C= ourt for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Supreme Court

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