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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have of= fered utilities in the state the first opportunity to build new electricity= transmission projects, and said that giving the companies right of first r= efusal would raise costs for consumers.

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Illinois Gov. Vetoes 'Monopoly' Grid Cons= truction Legislation

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By Peter McGuire

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wed= nesday vetoed a bill that would have offered utilities in the state the fir= st opportunity to build new electricity transmission projects, and said tha= t giving the companies right of first refusal would raise costs for consume= rs.

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NYC Zoning Rules Slow Rockefeller Center = Hotel's Course

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By Joyce Hanson

When real estate developer Aspen H= ospitality announced its plans to open a 10-story hotel in Rockefeller Cent= er, it became the first company to take on a hotel special permit process t= hat the New York City Council introduced just as Mayor Bill de Blasio was l= eaving office in late 2021.

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Texas Rail Commissioner Wants Offshore Wi= nd Sale Blocked

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By Madeline Lyskawa

A Texas railroad commissioner voic= ed strong opposition to the Biden administration's planned auction of more = than 200,000 acres of federal water for offshore wind energy near Galveston= , telling Gov. Greg Abbott that the administration will not rest until it h= as ended Texas oil and gas.

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Feds Want More Briefing Room In Revived B= order Wall Suit

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By Ali Sullivan

Federal officials have asked to fi= le an expanded brief in Texas federal court litigation surrounding the Bide= n administration's halted construction funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wal= l, telling the court that circumstances have shifted in the nearly two year= s since Republican-led states sought a court order directing the White Hous= e to resume border wall spending.

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Subcontractor Must Arbitrate Va. Highway = Project Fight

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By Jennifer Mandato

A Virginia federal judge sent a di= spute between certain underwriters at Lloyd's of London and a subcontractor= on a project to widen I-64 over the Chesapeake Bay to arbitration, saying = a state law blocking arbitration doesn't apply because the insurers aren't = based in the U.S.

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NY Town Settles With Verizon Over Contest= ed Tower

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By Nadia Dreid

A Catskills-area town in upstate N= ew York will allow Verizon and a cell tower developer to build the tower th= ey say they need to fix a service gap in order to end litigation that has b= een playing out in New York federal court for over a year and a half.

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PEOPLE

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Fox Rothschild Adds Former Smith Currie A= tty In DC

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By Jack Rodgers

Fox Rothschild LLP has hired a for= mer Smith Currie & Hancock LLP attorney, who focuses her practice on a = range of federal and commercial construction-related matters.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Rethinking Mich. Slip-And-Fall Defense Af= ter Top Court Ruling

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The Michigan Supreme Court recentl= y overturned three decades of premises liability jurisprudence by ruling th= at the open and obvious danger defense is no longer part of a traditional d= uty analysis, posing the question of whether landowners will ever again win= on a motion for summary dismissal, say John Stiglich and Meriam Choulagh a= t Wilson Elser.

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Generator, Utility Challenges After FERC = Connection Revamp

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Comm= ission's recently issued Order No. 2023 requires major changes to the proce= ss by which power generators connect to transmission providers, and while i= t should help better integrate new renewable energy sources, many generator= s and utilities will face challenges during the transition, say Eric Runge = and Margaret Czepiel at Day Pitney.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Wigdor Condemns Quinn Partner As 'Bought'= By Leon Black

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By Aebra Coe

New York employment boutique Wigdo= r LLP brought its long-running dispute with Leon Black, the billionaire ex-= CEO of Apollo Global Management, to social media this week, accusing Black'= s counsel at Quinn Emanuel of being "bought off" for representing him in a = suit against Wigdor.

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Sidley Targets Attorney Bonuses With New = Timesheet Policy

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By Tracey Read

Sidley Austin LLP will reportedly = begin implementing a new policy this fall that attorneys who fail to record= billable hours in a timely manner risk having their bonuses slashed by up = to 50%.

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Dentons Names South Korea Leader As Globa= l Board Chair

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By Xiumei Dong

Dentons executives have appointed = its South Korean region leader as non-executive chair of the global board, = the firm announced Wednesday, a move that comes after the former leade= r left the firm following its separation from Beijing-based Dacheng Law Off= ices.

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Cardiac Concerns Dominated Newman Miscond= uct Hearing

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By Dani Kass

U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman'= s refusal to hand over medical records and provide clarity about an alleged= cardiac event was at the center of a July misconduct hearing after which h= er Federal Circuit colleagues recommended a one-year suspension, according = to a redacted transcript released Wednesday.

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Texas Woman Threatens To Kill Trump Elect= ion Case Judge

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By Katie Buehler

A Texas woman has been arrested fo= r threatening to kill U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, the Washington,= D.C., federal judge assigned to oversee former President Donald Trump's co= nspiracy and obstruction case related to his alleged attempts to subvert th= e 2020 presidential election.

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Analysis

Could Trump Skip His Own Trials? It's Com= plicated

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By Phillip Bantz

Former President Donald Trump's da= nce card is booked over the next year as he campaigns for a second term in = the White House while grappling with four criminal cases, which begs the qu= estion: Does he actually have to sit in the courtroom for the duration of h= is trials?

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Air Force Vet And Atty Launches Bid To Ch= allenge Santos

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

Greg Hach, a co-founder of Hach &a= mp; Rose LLP, a New York personal injury law firm, and U.S. Air Force veter= an, is challenging embattled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., for his seat in Co= ngress.

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5th Circ. Says Immigration Atty's Phone S= earch Was Lawful

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By Rae Ann Varona

The Fifth Circuit ruled that an im= migration attorney who accused U.S. border officials of unlawfully download= ing confidential information after seizing his phone was allowed to seek ex= pungement of his data, but ultimately wasn't entitled to expungement, uphol= ding the lawsuit's dismissal.

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Apollo Global Management LLC

Doosan Corporation

Expedia Group Inc.

George Washington University

Getty Images Inc.

Hotel Association of New = York City Inc.

ISO New England Inc.

LS Power Development LLC

LinkedIn Corp.

New Civil Liberties Alliance

PJM Interconnection LLC

State Farm Mutual Auto= mobile Insurance Co.

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Tishman Speyer Properties LP

Yale University


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Malik & Associates PLLC

Quinn Emanuel

Roy Petty & Associates

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Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme= nt

Federal Communications Commissi= on

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

New York City Council

New York State Empire Sta= te Development

Texas General Land Office

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Att= orney's Office for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. Att= orney's Office for the Southern District of Texas

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U.S. Department of Homeland S= ecurity

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

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

U.S. Navy

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