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Flint, Michigan, has agreed on a revised deadline to replace public water= lines in the city and will immediately create a plan to identify and restor= e properties where pipes have already been excavated and replaced, accordin= g to a requirement added to the settlement with a coalition of citizen grou= ps.

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TOP NEWS

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Flint, Groups Set New Water Pipe Replacement Deadline =

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By Peter McGuire

Flint, Michigan, has agreed on a r= evised deadline to replace public waterlines in the city and will immediate= ly create a plan to identify and restore properties where pipes have alread= y been excavated and replaced, according to a requirement added to the sett= lement with a coalition of citizen groups.

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DC Circ. Judge Slams DOE Boiler Efficiency Rule Clarif= ication

=09

By Katie Buehler

A D.C. Circuit judge on Friday rep= roached the U.S. Department of Energy for what he characterized as a disreg= ard of court orders to fully explain evidence supporting the agency's stric= ter energy efficiency standards for boilers used in commercial and multifam= ily residential buildings.

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Alaska Says BLM Can't Block Ground Work On State Lands=

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By Madeline Lyskawa

The state of Alaska has asked a ju= dge to clarify an order that the federal government review its approval of = a $1 billion mining access road project, arguing the Bureau of Land Ma= nagement should not be able to prohibit preconstruction ground-disturbing a= ctivities on state and private lands.

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Ex-LA City Councilman Cops To RICO Conspiracy, Tax Eva= sion

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By Gina Kim

Disgraced former Los Angeles City = Councilman Jose L. Huizar admitted to one count of tax evasion and a count = of racketeering conspiracy Friday morning before a California federal judge= and faces a penalty of nine to 13 years in prison, with sentencing set for= April 3.

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LITIGATION

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Court Won't Shield Housing Developers' Talks With Mili= tary

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By Daniel Wilson

A New York federal magistrate judg= e has refused to shield communications between military housing developers = and the military in a suit alleging the companies were overcharged hundreds= of millions of dollars on development loans, saying there was no privilege= over those discussions.

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Enviros Challenge DOT Approval Of Texas Gulf Oil Termi= nal

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By Keith Goldberg

Environmental and community groups= on Thursday challenged the U.S. Department of Transportation's approval of= a proposed offshore oil export terminal on the Texas Gulf Coast, claiming = it's based on an inadequate analysis of the project's environmental and cli= mate change impacts.

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Texas High Court Won't Hear Woman's City Demolition Cl= aims

=09

By Lauren Castle

The Texas Supreme Court won't reco= nsider taking on a dispute in which a woman contended that a coastal city d= emolished her property after she refused to pay a bribe to get a building p= ermit, according to a denial issued on Friday.

Read full article »

PEOPLE

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McCarter & English Adds Real Estate Partner In Phi= ladelphia

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By James Boyle

An attorney with more than 30 year= s of experience in the commercial real estate market has moved his practice= from Kaplin Stewart to McCarter & English LLP's Philadelphia office, t= he firm announced this week.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Series

Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Get Back To Home Base

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When I argued for the petitioner i= n Morgan v. Sundance before the U.S. Supreme Court last year, I made the id= ea of consistency the cornerstone of my case and built a road map for my ar= gument to ensure I could always return to that home-base theme, says Karla = Gilbride at Public Justice.

Read full article »

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7 Tips To Increase Your Law Firm's DEI Efforts In 2023=

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Law firms looking to advance their= diversity, equity and inclusion efforts should consider implementing new p= ractices and initiatives this year, including some that require nominal add= itional effort or expense, say Janet Falk at Falk Communications and Gina R= ubel at Furia Rubel.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Proskauer Blasts Ex-COO For 'Absurd' Data Download Sto= ry

=09

By Andrew Strickler

Proskauer Rose LLP let loose on it= s former chief operating officer in a New York federal court filing on Thur= sday, excoriating him over "ludicrous" explanations for why he downloaded r= eams of sensitive data to thumb drives just before a planned jump to a BigL= aw competitor.

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Justices To Issue 1st Opinion ... Months Later Than Us= ual

=09

By Jimmy Hoover

The U.S. Supreme Court said it wil= l announce its first opinion of the term on Monday morning, months later th= an it usually starts deciding previously argued cases.

Read full article »

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Judge Orrick From ND California Taking Senior Status

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By James Arkin

Judge William H. Orrick III of the= Northern District of California is taking senior status in May, giving Pre= sident Joe Biden another vacancy to fill in the nation's most populous stat= e.

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Analysis

Trump Election Probe Report May Show Case For Charges<= /a>

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By Rosie Manins

Publication of a special grand jur= y's final report in an unprecedented election interference probe could lay = bare a Georgia district attorney's case against former President Donald Tru= mp and his allies over their purported attempts in 2020 to illegally retain= power.

Read full article »

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GAO Finds Data Holes In Litigation Funding Study =09

By Andrew Strickler

A study of litigation funding= markets was forced to leave important questions unanswered because of "dat= a gaps," highlighting the need for additional information from stakeholders= , a government watchdog said.

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California Bar Eyes Ethics Rule To Report On Other Law= yers

=09

By James Mills

The California State Bar is consid= ering a new rule requiring lawyers to tattle on the misconduct of another l= awyer and is seeking your input on the rule.

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DeSantis Beats Atty's Suspension Suit Despite Breaking= Law

=09

By Madison Arnold

A federal judge found Friday that = Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the First Amendment and the Florida Cons= titution when he suspended Hillsborough County state attorney Andrew Warren= in August, but said the court still lacked authority to reinstate Warren t= o his elected office.

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Court Beat Circus For Pa.'s 1st Female Chief Justice

=09

By Matthew Santoni

The first female chief justice of = the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania very nearly traded the circuit court for = the circus in the summer between college and law school, according to some = of the family, friends and colleagues who spoke Friday at Justice Debra Tod= d's formal swearing-in.

Read full article »

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week=

=09

By Michele Gorman

A new survey showed business direc= tors are concerned about inflation and competition for talent, and other re= cent findings said that general counsel are most worried about labor and em= ployment liability. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news y= ou may have missed in the past week.

Read full article »

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In Londo= n

=09

By Tabitha Burbidge

The past week in London has seen G= etty Images sue an AI art platform for copyright breaches, former London ma= yoral candidate Zac Goldsmith sue Mirror Group Newspapers in a confidential= information claim, and legal action brought against Budweiser by pub chain= JD Wetherspoon in a commercial contracts claim.

Read full article »

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On La= w360

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For those who missed out, here's a= look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the= most buzz on Law360 last week.

Read full article »

Podcast

Pro Say: SEC Cyber Enforcement Vs. BigLaw's Client Pri= vacy

=09 =09

The U.S. Securities and Exchange C= ommission is after a court order forcing Covington & Burling LLP to rev= eal which of its clients were affected by a 2020 cyberattack. The governmen= t contends it needs the list to determine whether any securities laws were = broken in the wake of the breach, but Covington argues that handing over th= ose names would run afoul of attorney-client privilege.

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Akima LLC

American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Libert= ies Union of Michigan

American Public Gas Association<= /a>

Center for Biological Diversity<= /a>

Cognizant Technology Solutio= ns Corp.

Duquesne University

Earthjustice

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Furia Rubel Communications Inc.

Georgetown University

Georgia State University

Getty Images Inc.

Google LLC

Graduate Management Admis= sion Council

Heineken Holding NV

Hinduja Global Solutions Ltd.

Instagram Inc.

Investments Ltd.

Johnson Controls Internationa= l PLC

Leadership Council on Leg= al Diversity

Lone Star Legal Aid

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

National Association of M= anufacturers

Natural Gas Services Group Inc.

Natural Resources Defense Coun= cil

Omni Bridgeway Ltd.

Plastipak Holdings Inc.

Sierra Club

Spire Inc.

Spotify Technology SA

State Bar of California

Temple University

Twitter Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

University of Georgia

Wardell Armstrong LLP


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Aliant Law

Archer Attorneys at Law

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Land Management

COPRAC

Consumer Financial Protectio= n Bureau

Delaware Court of Chancery

European Union

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Judicial Center

Federal Trade Commission

Florida Attorney General's = Office

Government Accountability Office=

Maritime Administration

National Park Service

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

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

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Co= urt of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Transportatio= n

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

U.S. District Court= for the District of Alaska

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

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

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

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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