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The Center for Biological Diversity and nearly 180 other groups are askin= g the U.S. Department of Energy to ditch its plan to invest billions of dol= lars into regional hydrogen production hubs, claiming they are a false clim= ate solution that will harm communities and lock in the use of dirty fossil= fuels.

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Groups Urge DOE To Scrap Hydrogen Hub Inv= estments

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By Tom Lotshaw

The Center for Biological Diversit= y and nearly 180 other groups are asking the U.S. Department of Energy to d= itch its plan to invest billions of dollars into regional hydrogen producti= on hubs, claiming they are a false climate solution that will harm communit= ies and lock in the use of dirty fossil fuels.

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Analysis

Jurisdiction Ruling Could Have Wide Effec= t On Contract Cases

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By Daniel Wilson

A jurisdictional decision the Fede= ral Circuit has suggested will apply only in limited and unusual circumstan= ces is instead likely to have a significant effect on how the government an= d federal contractors litigate Contract Disputes Act cases, experts say.

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Ga. County Says Rivian Plant Zoning Chall= enge Can't Stand

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By Tom Lotshaw

A Georgia county is urging a state= trial court to throw out a suit by residents challenging the zoning for a = $5 billion Rivian electric vehicle plant, saying it has no authority to app= ly local zoning to the state's economic development project.

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CIT Backs National Security Duty Treatmen= t For Turkish Steel

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By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Court of International Tr= ade has backed the U.S. Department of Commerce's treatment of Trump-era nat= ional security tariffs in calculating anti-dumping duties for different ste= el products from Turkey, saying the agency correctly leaned on the tariffs'= intentions.

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Developers Want Counterclaims Tossed In C= onn. Stadium Row

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By Aaron Keller

One construction company and sever= al property development companies have filed a motion to dismiss a city's c= ounterclaims in a multimillion-dollar dispute surrounding a downtown Hartfo= rd, Connecticut, stadium project that became the home of the Hartford Yard = Goats, a minor league baseball affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.

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FERC Can't Justify Grid Perk Denials, PJM= Tells 6th Circ.

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By Madeline Lyskawa

PJM Interconnection threw its supp= ort behind power companies challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis= sion's decision to yank an incentive for involuntarily belonging to the reg= ional transmission organization, telling the Sixth Circuit the move violate= s its legal mandate to provide incentives for joining it.

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Real Estate Rumors: Penzance, United Grou= p, Nationwide

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By WaTeasa Freeman

Penzance has reportedly dropped $1= 05 million on a Virginia multifamily property, United Construction & De= velopment Group is said to have paid $16 million for a Queens development s= ite and Nationwide Life Insurance is said to have loaned $70.7 million for = a South Florida project.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Sheppard Mullin Launches 110-Member Globa= l AI Team

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By Tracey Read

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hamp= ton LLP has become the latest BigLaw firm to launch an artificial intellige= nce-focused practice, announcing Wednesday that it has pulled together 110 = attorneys worldwide to form a multidisciplinary team to handle matters arou= nd the technology.

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Ex-Gibson Dunn Visiting Atty Charged With= Insider Trading

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By Jessica Corso

A Brazilian national who was a vis= iting attorney with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has been arrested on all= egations that he took advantage of his position to commit insider trading i= n connection with a merger the firm was working on, the U.S. Department of = Justice said Wednesday.

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Arizona And Indiana District Judges To Ta= ke Senior Status

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

Three district judges — two = in Arizona and one in Indiana — will take senior status next summer.

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Analysis

Trump, Giuliani Legal Woes Remind Attys T= o Get Paid First

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By Dorothy Atkins

With Donald Trump's legal bills mo= unting into eight figures and Rudy Giuliani reportedly pleading with the fo= rmer president to cover legal expenses, experts say the election interferen= ce indictments offer a healthy reminder that white collar attorneys should = structure fee arrangements to get paid upfront as much as possible, and nev= er confuse publicity with cash.

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Analysis

Trump's Social Media Tirades Presage Bail= Fights Ahead

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By Phillip Bantz

Legal experts say it's not a quest= ion of if, but when Donald Trump will violate directives from state and fed= eral courts to limit his social media use and tamp down his rhetoric, which= could trigger an ascending scale of penalties, from stricter bond conditio= ns to snowballing fines and — potentially though unlikely — jai= l time.

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Botched Redactions Show JetBlue Plans To = Hike Spirit Fares

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By Bryan Koenig

Travelers challenging JetBlue's pl= anned $3.8 billion acquisition of low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines have rev= ealed more about their allegations than they intended, with improper redact= ion formatting showing internal company estimates of plans to hike fares on= Spirit planes by as much as 40%.

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LeClair Atty Ducks Sanctions For No-Show = At Hearing

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By Rick Archer

A Virginia bankruptcy judge let co= unsel for a LeClairRyan founder off with a warning for failing to appear at= a hearing last month at which he and the LeClairRyan bankruptcy trustee we= re criticized for submitting an "unseemly" settlement motion.

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Tom Girardi Likely Feigning Dementia, Psy= chologist Testifies

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By Craig Clough

A psychologist testifying at Tom G= irardi's competency hearing in California federal court Wednesday said the = disbarred attorney may be experiencing mild cognitive impairment but appear= s to be feigning severe symptoms, such as when he denied having a third wif= e yet took two calls from her during his exam.

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Judge Tosses $1B REIT Merger Suit After 7= -Year Wait

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By Jessica Corso

Retail landlord Excel Trust Inc. h= as finally escaped a shareholder suit tied to Blackstone Property Partners = LP's $1 billion purchase of the company in 2015, but only after an investor= complained to the Maryland Supreme Court that the judge overseeing the cas= e took seven years to deliver the ruling.

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Hotel Owner Given 2 Weeks To Pay Pillsbur= y Ch. 11 Fees

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By Hilary Russ

Hotel owner SC SJ Holdings LLC was= given two weeks to pay $3.8 million in legal fees to its former Chapter 11= bankruptcy counsel, while escaping a contempt of court finding on Wednesda= y in Delaware.

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6th Circ. Says Bankruptcy Court's Atty F= ee Cut Denied Rights

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By Alex Wittenberg

A Tennessee bankruptcy court viola= ted two attorneys' due process rights by slashing their fees by more than $= 60,000 without proper notice or an opportunity for a hearing, a Sixth Circu= it bankruptcy appellate panel ruled Wednesday, saying the move functioned a= s a sanction.

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Bill Aims To Better Help Incarcerated Pe= ople With Disabilities

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By Courtney Buble

In a new piece of legislation, two= Democratic lawmakers are seeking to provide more assistance and resources = for people with disabilities who are in local, state and federal jails and = prisons.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

CTI BioPharma Corp.

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

Georgia State University

JetBlue Airways Corp.

LinkedIn Corp.

Maspeth Federal Sav= ings and Loan Association

McAfee Inc.

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

PJM Interconnection LLC

Spirit Airlines Inc.

The New York Times Co.

Trump Organization Inc.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bonsignore Trial Lawyers

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Steptoe & Johnson LLP

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Armed Services Board of = Contract Appeals

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Federal Judicial Center

Federal Trade Commission

Maryland Attorney General'= s Office

Office of the Ohio Consumers= Counsel

U.S. Army

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

U.S. Bankruptcy= Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. Ba= nkruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. B= ankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee

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

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

U.S. Distric= t Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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