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The number of defendants fighting back against environmental groups' chal= lenge to the Willow oil and gas project in northern Alaska is expanding as = an Alaska Native corporation and local borough have thrown support behind t= he oil drilling plans, saying their local perspective is needed in the liti= gation.

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Alaska Native Corp., Borough Back Oil Project Amid Cha= llenge

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By Ali Sullivan

The number of defendants fighting = back against environmental groups' challenge to the Willow oil and gas proj= ect in northern Alaska is expanding as an Alaska Native corporation and loc= al borough have thrown support behind the oil drilling plans, saying their = local perspective is needed in the litigation.

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Trade Court Pushes Plywood Suit Toward Trial

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By Micah Danney

The U.S. Court of International Tr= ade denied competing requests from a Chinese plywood importer and the U.S. = government for an early ruling in the importer's suit seeking to recover du= ties it paid for defective plywood, signaling litigation is ahead.

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Enviros Press DC Circ. To Block NJ Pipeline Project Wo= rk

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By Keith Goldberg

Conservation groups and a landowne= r on Tuesday urged the D.C. Circuit to block construction of a gas pipeline= expansion project in Pennsylvania and New Jersey while they challenge the = Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of the project, arguing tha= t work is already causing irreversible damage.

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Sen. Manchin Signs On To Sink Biden Water Rule

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has become t= he first Democrat in the Senate to support a Republican-backed effort to nu= llify the Biden administration's rule defining the scope of the federal gov= ernment's jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.

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Judge Denies Chicago Cubs' Bid To Bar Exhibits In ADA = Suit

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By Charlie Innis

An Illinois federal judge rejected= the Chicago Cubs' request to exclude a fan's exhibits from an upcoming ben= ch trial over allegations that the baseball team violated the Americans wit= h Disabilities Act by not having sufficient wheelchair-accessible seating a= t Wrigley Field.

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Fort Sill Apache Tribe Seeks End To Casino Land Challe= nge

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By Joyce Hanson

Officials of the Fort Sill Apache = Tribe and its gambling commission have asked an Oklahoma federal judge to t= oss remaining claims by the Comanche Nation in a suit over land for a casin= o, arguing that the nation fails to show it ever owned the land.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Cooling Lateral Associate Market Good News For Small F= irms

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By Tracey Read

Small law firms that struggled to = compete with BigLaw for new talent in 2021 were able to take advantage of t= he lack of lateral associate positions at larger firms last year, according= to a report released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placeme= nt.

Read full article »

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NY Grand Jury Vote Delayed In Trump Hush-Money Case

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By Frank G. Runyeon

A possible indictment of Donald Tr= ump was delayed Wednesday after grand jurors were not summoned to convene, = as the hush-money case seemed poised to land before a judge well-versed in = the ex-president's legal troubles.

Read full article »

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Ex-ComEd GC Details Pressure To Hire Madigan-Backed Fi= rm

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By Celeste Bott

A Jenner & Block LLP partner t= estified this week that he faced at times "relentless" pressure to direct l= egal work when he was in-house counsel for Commonwealth Edison to an a= lly of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, and that he found him= self raising concerns when the utility sought to hire Madigan associates.

Read full article »

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SVB And FDIC May Be At Cross-Purposes In Ch. 11 =09

By Vince Sullivan

The holding company for the failed= Silicon Valley Bank lost access to $2 billion in cash after the Federal De= posit Insurance Corp. took over the bank earlier this month, setting up an = adversarial environment between the FDIC and the debtor — each of whi= ch have their own goals in their individual legal proceedings.

Read full article »

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Dentons Obtains Foreign Law Firm License In Saudi Arab= ia

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By Andrea Keckley

Dentons announced Tuesday that Sau= di Arabia's Ministry of Justice has granted it a foreign law firm license.

Read full article »

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Stanford Law Mandates Free Speech Lessons After Protes= ts

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By Lauren Berg

After protesters interrupted a con= servative federal appellate judge's speech earlier this month, Stanford Law= School will now require all students to attend educational programming on = freedom of speech, the school told students on Wednesday.

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Trial Court Pick Stumped By GOP Senator In Judiciary H= earing

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By James Arkin

A Colorado district court nominee = stumbled over questions from a GOP senator on a legal principle Wednesday i= n an otherwise speedy and low-key hearing featuring three of President Joe = Biden's judicial picks.

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Schumer Boosts Embattled 1st Circ. Pick

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By James Arkin

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schum= er, D-N.Y., voiced his support on Wednesday for First Circuit nominee Micha= el Delaney, who has faced a challenging confirmation process because of his= past representation in a case involving a sexual assault survivor.

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Senate Confirms Magistrate Judge To Fill Colorado Vaca= ncy

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By James Arkin

The Senate voted in bipartisan fas= hion Wednesday to confirm Magistrate Judge Gordon P. Gallagher to the bench= in the District of Colorado.

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Texas District Judge Resigning From Bench In May =09

By Tom Lotshaw

U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel of = the Western District of Texas has announced he will retire May 1 after near= ly 20 years on the bench, adding to President Joe Biden's tally of judicial= vacancies to fill.

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Ex-McDermott Partner Tapped As PCAOB Enforcement Head<= /a>

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By Adrian Cruz

The Public Company Accounting Over= sight Board announced Wednesday that former McDermott Will & Emery LLP = partner Robert E. Rice will become the new director of the regulator's enfo= rcement division at the end of March, following the retirement of longtime = leader Mark Adler.

Read full article »

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Avenatti's Ex-Wife Owes $717K To Ex-Law Partner, Panel= Says

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By Lauren Berg

Michael Avenatti's ex-wife must tu= rn over artwork and $717,000 in cash to cover part of the disgraced attorne= y's debts after his former law partner won an order requiring Avenatti to p= ay $4.85 million for work the former partner did at Eagan Avenatti LLP, a C= alifornia appellate panel ruled Wednesday.

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ABA Beats Atty's Suit Over Sharing Info He Already Sha= red

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By Gina Kim

A Michigan federal court tossed an= attorney's suit accusing the American Bar Association of illegally disclos= ing information about his membership and ABA Journal subscription to third = parties, finding Wednesday that the lawyer lacked standing because he had a= lready "disclosed that information himself on two well-trafficked websites,= " those of his law firm and the Michigan State Bar.

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Calif. US Atty Creates New Path For Post-Conviction Re= view

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By Emily Sawicki

The U.S. Attorney for California's= Central District has formed a new committee for post-conviction evaluation= s and designated a new chief of ethics and post-conviction review to lead i= t.

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Judge Denies Prediscovery Petition Against Legal Tech = Co.

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By Andrea Keckley

A New York State Supreme Court jud= ge denied a preaction discovery request Wednesday from a paralegal who has = claimed that legal tech company DoNotPay Inc. "by all appearances … a= re dressing up an old-fashioned document wizard and calling it a 'Robot Law= yer.'"

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Law Profs Say Goodell Is Wrong Arbitrator For NFL Bias= Suit

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By David Steele

A dozen law professors have asked = permission to file an amicus brief supporting former Miami Dolphins head co= ach Brian Flores in his racial discrimination case against the NFL, saying = the judge should reconsider her ruling compelling arbitration for some of h= is claims because allowing NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to decide them is= "unconscionable.''

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American Bar Association

Arizona Cardinals

Chicago Cubs Baseball Club LLC

Commonwealth Edison Co.

ConocoPhillips Co.

Denver Broncos Football Club

Deutsche Bank AG

Federalist Society

Gavin Solmonese LLC

Loyola University New Orleans

Major League Baseball Inc.

Miami Dolphins

NFL Enterprises LLC

National Association = for Law Placement Inc.

New Jersey League of Co= nservation Voters

New York Football Giants Inc.

New York University

Nike Inc.

Public Co. Accounting Ove= rsight Board

SVB Financial Group

SVB Securities

Securities Investor Protecti= on Corp.

Sierra Club

State Bar of Michigan

TC Global Inc.

The Tennessee Titans

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

University of Virginia


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Elefterakis Elefterakis

Herbert Smith Freehills

The Miller Law Firm PC

Van Ness Feldman

Wigdor LLP

Wilson Sonsini

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Land Management

Comanche Nation

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

State Bar of Texas

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

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

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

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

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. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Marine Corps

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U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

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