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The U.S. Department of Energy said Monday it plans to commit up to $1.3 b= illion to support three power transmission projects spanning six states in = a push to boost grid capacity, resilience and reliability and bring more re= newable energy to market.

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Energy Dept. To Invest $1.3B In 3 Power L= ine Projects

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By Tom Lotshaw

The U.S. Department of Energy said= Monday it plans to commit up to $1.3 billion to support three power transm= ission projects spanning six states in a push to boost grid capacity, resil= ience and reliability and bring more renewable energy to market.

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Justices Continue To Refuse Steel Duty Ch= allenge

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By Jennifer Doherty

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on= Monday to hear yet another challenge to Trump-era national security tariff= s on steel and aluminum, dashing a Texas importer's hopes of unwinding a 25= % levy on imported steel derivative products.

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Feds Seek DC Circ.'s Blessing For Port Ex= pansion Project

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By Alyssa Aquino

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers i= s pressing the D.C. Circuit to approve plans to broaden shipping lanes at P= uerto Rico's largest port, arguing the project's critics had incorrectly co= nnected the effort to a natural gas project with an uncertain future.

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Divided FERC Stands By Redo Of LNG Projec= t Approvals

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By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory= Commission stood by its prior decision to re-approve two proposed liquefie= d natural gas export terminals on the Texas Gulf Coast, despite one Democra= tic commissioner's concerns over whether the agency fixed the legal deficie= ncies flagged by the D.C. Circuit.

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Energy Company Can't Revive $1.1B Angola = Power Plant Suit

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By Joyce Hanson

A D.C. federal court judge has ref= used to revive Aenergy SA's lawsuit against Angola over a canceled $1.1 bil= lion power plant project, rejecting the Angolan company's argument that new= evidence shows the African country isn't an adequate forum for the dispute= .

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Old Hospital Can Become Rehab Center With= out New Permit

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By Rosie Manins

A largely inoperative hospital sit= e can be sold for the development of a drug and alcohol treatment facility = without the buyer obtaining a new land use permit, the Georgia Court of App= eals has ruled, overturning a state trial court's contrary judgment.

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COVERAGE RECAP: Day 18 Of Trump's NY Civi= l Fraud Trial

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Law360 is providing live coverage = from the courthouse as former President Donald Trump goes on trial in the N= ew York attorney general's civil fraud case. Here's a recap from day 18.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Series

ESG Around The World: The UK

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Following Brexit, the U.K. has ado= pted a different approach to regulating environmental, social and governanc= e factors from the European Union — an approach that focuses on clima= te disclosures by U.K.-regulated entities, while steering clear of the more= ambitious objectives pursued by the EU, say attorneys at Dechert.

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Tips For Litigating Against Pro Se Partie= s In Complex Disputes

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Litigating against self-represente= d parties in complex cases can pose unique challenges for attorneys, but fo= r the most part, it requires the same skills that are useful in other cases= — from documenting everything to understanding one’s ethical d= uties, says Bryan Ketroser at Alto Litigation.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Winston & Strawn Latest BigLaw Firm S= ued Over Diverse Hiring

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By Madison Arnold

Winston & Strawn LLP has becom= e the latest BigLaw firm sued by an anti-affirmative action group as it fac= ed a Monday complaint in Texas federal court targeting its diversity schola= rship program on behalf of two of the group's members who are straight, whi= te males who want to apply for the program.

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Data Shows Minority Attys 'Woefully' Low = On MDL Teams

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By Bonnie Eslinger

Efforts to diversify the leadershi= p of plaintiffs' counsel in multidistrict litigation have moved substantial= ly more women attorneys into top roles, but attorneys of color are still dr= amatically underrepresented, according to data presented at a conference on= ethics in complex litigation Saturday in San Francisco.

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Analysis

What To Know About The White House's Swee= ping AI Directive

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By Allison Grande

President Joe Biden signed a compr= ehensive executive order Monday that sets out a road map for protecting con= sumers and workers from privacy, discrimination and other potential harms p= resented by the widespread deployment of artificial intelligence, but exper= ts say its effectiveness will likely hinge on how the directive is implemen= ted and whether it's backed up by congressional action.

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Burns & Levinson Atty Says Firm Tryin= g To Force Retirement

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By Lauren Berg

A Burns & Levinson LLP partner= claims he was stripped of his position as co-chair of the firm's private c= lient group in an effort to force him to retire and then docked his compens= ation in retaliation for making an age discrimination complaint, according = to a lawsuit lodged Monday in Massachusetts court.

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Claimants Demand That Jackson Walker Repa= y Fees In Ch. 11

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By Emily Lever

Personal injury claimants in the C= hapter 11 case of Kimberly-Clark-affiliated hand sanitizer company 4E Brand= s Northamerica have asked a Texas court to disgorge fees paid to the debtor= 's law firm because one of its former attorneys was involved in an undisclo= sed personal relationship with a bankruptcy judge in the district.

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Kirkland Opens Office In Saudi Arabia=

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By Aaron West

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is making= moves in Saudi Arabia, with a new office in Riyadh that the firm said Mond= ay will help support its growing client roster in the country.

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SBF Pummeled With Prior Statements On Cro= ss-Examination

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By Rachel Scharf

Sam Bankman-Fried's penchant for p= ublic speaking came back to haunt him during cross-examination in his Manha= ttan federal fraud trial Monday as prosecutors used the FTX founder's past = words to portray him as a con artist practiced in "how to tell a good story= ."

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Goldman Sachs Asks Court To Ignore Object= or To $215M Deal

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By Abby Wargo

Goldman Sachs has urged a New York= federal judge to place the final stamp of approval on a $215 million settl= ement between the company and female attorneys to end a 13-year-old sex bia= s lawsuit, saying that a single worker's objection should not doom the deal= .

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GOP Reps Probe Investigation Into Federal= ist Society's Leo

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By Courtney Buble

Top House Republicans launched a p= robe on Monday into the District of Columbia attorney general's reported in= vestigation into longtime Federalist Society executive Leonard Leo and his = network of nonprofits, claiming it was "politically motivated."

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Dems Plan Subpoena Vote For High Court Et= hics Probe

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

The Senate Judiciary Committee wil= l vote to subpoena wealthy conservatives Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo and Robin= Arkley II, which elevates the Democrats' investigations into their relatio= nship with U.S. Supreme Court justices and push for ethics reforms, committ= ee leadership announced Monday night.

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Eastman Testifies Electoral Talk With Pe= nce Not Legal 'Advice'

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By Craig Clough

John Eastman disagreed during his = California disbarment trial on Monday that he gave former Vice President Mi= ke Pence any legal advice about what actions to take on Jan. 6, 2021, becau= se Pence was not his client, instead classifying his communications as a "r= equest" that Pence delay or reject counting some electoral votes.

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Trump Can't Stay Gag Order In DC Electio= n Interference Case

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By Jack Rodgers

A D.C. federal judge has reinstate= d a gag order preventing former President Donald Trump from harassing or in= timidating witnesses as part of his ongoing criminal conspiracy and obstruc= tion case over the 2020 election.

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Greenberg Traurig Atty Must Face ADA Cla= im, Ex-Staffer Says

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By Jake Maher

A former Greenberg Traurig legal a= ssistant who accuses the firm of disability discrimination should also be a= llowed to sue the shareholder who supervised her, the ex-staffer told a Geo= rgia federal court, despite a magistrate judge's report recommending the pa= rtner be dropped from the case.

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Law Prof Framed Son-In-Law Amid Acerbic = Split, NJ Jury Told

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By George Woolston

The former son-in-law of a Virgini= a attorney told jurors on Monday he reasonably believed the attorney plotte= d with her daughter to plant a gun at his home and have him arrested in ord= er to make it easier for her daughter to get a divorce, and that he publish= ed videos detailing the allegations to clear his name.

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Atty Murder Plot Suspect's Ex Tells Jury= She Wants 'Closure'

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By David Minsky

The imprisoned ex-girlfriend of a = dentist accused of orchestrating the contract killing of a Florida law scho= ol professor testified Monday to a state jury that she initially denied inv= olvement in the alleged murder-for-hire plot but changed her mind because "= the truth needed to come out."

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Atty Gets Priority Over IRS In Settlemen= t Fight, Court Says

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By Anna Scott Farrell

A lawyer seeking $750,000 for repr= esenting his client in a lawsuit that drew a $1 million settlement from the= U.S. Department of Agriculture will be paid from the client's estate ahead= of the Internal Revenue Service, according to a Virginia federal court ord= er.

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NC Courts Added To Civil Rights Suit Ove= r Software Troubles

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By Hayley Fowler

The North Carolina Administrative = Office of the Courts and several officials have been tacked onto a proposed= civil rights class action over the state's new digital court system, which= has allegedly been beset by troubles since its rollout earlier this year.

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Amazon.com Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&= S

CRC Advisors

Cable-Satellite Public Af= fairs Network

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

Center for Democracy & Techn= ology

Cushman & Wakefield Inc.

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Electronic Privacy Inform= ation Center

Federalist Society

General Electric Capital Corp.

Google LLC

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

LinkedIn Corp.

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Massachusetts Institute o= f Technology

PrimeSource Building Products = Inc.

Public Citizen Inc.

Sierra Club

State Bar of California

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The New York Times Co.

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

University of Southern Califor= nia

Washington Post Co.

YouTube Inc.

Zurich Insurance Group AG


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Miller Law Associates APC

Sanchez-Medina Gonzalez

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Companies House

Consumer Financial Protectio= n Bureau

Equal Employment Opportun= ity Commission

European Union

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Financial Conduct Authority

Financial Stability Board

Georgia Supreme Court

Internal Revenue Service

Judicial Conference of t= he United States

Massachusetts Com= mission Against Discrimination

National Institute= of Standards and Technology

New York Attorney General'= s Office

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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

U.S. Copyright Office

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

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of He= alth and Human Services

U.S. Department of Homeland S= ecurity

U.S. Department o= f Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

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

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

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

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

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

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U.S. Supreme Court

United Nations

World Trade Organization

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