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A First Circuit panel has decided it won't undo a federal court's decisio= n letting the U.S. Department of the Interior take 321 acres into trust for= a Massachusetts tribe to develop a billion-dollar casino and hotel, saying= objections from local residents that rely on a 2009 precedent rest on faul= ty premises.

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1st Circ. Upholds Mass. Tribe's Casino La= nd Grant

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By Crystal Owens

A First Circuit panel has decided = it won't undo a federal court's decision letting the U.S. Department of the= Interior take 321 acres into trust for a Massachusetts tribe to develop a = billion-dollar casino and hotel, saying objections from local residents tha= t rely on a 2009 precedent rest on faulty premises.

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Telecoms Can Seek Broadband Funds Without= Bank Backing

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By Christopher Cole

The U.S. Department of Commerce br= anch disbursing $42.5 billion in broadband deployment grants will allow con= ditional waivers of a letter of credit rule that requires providers to fron= t 25% of their award amount as collateral with a bank.

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Ga. Says Hyundai Co. Investing $24M In Pa= rts Facility

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By Tom Lotshaw

Georgia officials said Wednesday t= hat Korea-based auto parts supplier Hyundai Industrial Co. Ltd. is investin= g $24 million to open a manufacturing facility that will create 100 jobs an= d add to the growing tally of suppliers opening shop in the Peach State's e= xpanding automotive industry.

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Trump Jr. Downplays His Valuation Role At= NY Fraud Trial

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Donald Trump Jr. took the stand We= dnesday to defend his father and their family business against the state at= torney general's civil fraud claims, denying that he did any work on the fi= nancial statements at the center of the case.

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COVERAGE RECAP: Day 21 Of Trump's NY Civi= l Fraud Trial

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By Stewart Bishop

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 21.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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California's Offshore Turbine Plans Face = Stiff Headwinds

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To realize its innovative plans fo= r floating offshore wind farms, California will face numerous challenges as= companies investing in the industry will be looking for permitting transpa= rency, predictable timelines, and meaningful coordination between jurisdict= ions, agencies, and stakeholders, say David Smith and David McGrath at Mana= tt.

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Attorneys, Law Schools Must Adapt To New = Era Of Evidence

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Technological advancements mean mo= re direct evidence is being created than ever before, and attorneys as well= as law schools must modify their methods to account for new challenges in = how this evidence is collected and used to try cases, says Reuben Guttman a= t Guttman Buschner.=20

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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What Should Law Firms Take Away From Stro= ock's Demise?

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By Xiumei Dong

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan = LLP, a more than century-old legacy firm known for its deep roots in New Yo= rk City, is now dissolving, and its downfall offers important lessons to pe= er firms on missteps to avoid, industry experts say.

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Jackson Walker Ethics Woes Murky Amid Tex= as Judge Fallout

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By Jack Karp

Jackson Walker LLP could have to r= eturn millions in fees earned in cases before a Texas bankruptcy judge invo= lved in an undisclosed relationship with a former firm partner, though the = complex overlap of bankruptcy and ethics rules makes it tough to know what = other risks the firm faces.

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Biden Names Florida And SC Judicial Nomin= ees

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

President Joe Biden announced five= district judge nominees Wednesday for Florida and South Carolina, which ar= e both states with two Republican senators.

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1st Circ. Hopeful Questioned On Abuse-Sen= tencing Requests

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

President Joe Biden's nominee for = the First Circuit defended his record on prosecuting child pornography and = sexual abuse cases Wednesday following criticism from Republicans that he i= s not tough enough.

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Holmes Trial Judge Among Pair To Take Sen= ior Status

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By Jake Maher

The final days of October saw seni= or status announcements from a pair of federal judges in California and Ill= inois, including one who oversaw high-profile matters like the trial of Eli= zabeth Holmes and location tracking litigation brought against Google.

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Ex-Gibson Dunn Visiting Atty Cops To Insi= der Trading

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By Lauren Berg

A Brazilian national who once work= ed as a visiting attorney with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has pled guil= ty to taking advantage of his position to commit insider trading in connect= ion with a merger the firm was working on, the U.S. Department of Justice s= aid Wednesday.

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Ex-Baker Donelson Atty Gets Prison For Mi= ss. Ponzi Scam

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By Beth JoJack

A Mississippi federal judge senten= ced a former Baker Donelson health care partner and onetime member of its b= oard of directors to a year and a day in prison for his role in a multimill= ion-dollar timber Ponzi scheme, according to his attorney.

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Cooley Arrives In Sunshine State With New= Miami Shop

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By Lynn LaRowe

Cooley LLP has expanded its intern= ational reach to the Sunshine State, announcing Wednesday that it has = launched an office in Miami to serve company and investor clients in Florid= a and Latin America in the technology and venture capital sectors.

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Mishcon De Reya Is Latest Large Law Firm = To Plan Riyadh Site

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By Aebra Coe

United Kingdom-based international= law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP has applied to open an office in Riyadh, Saud= i Arabia, following moves by a number of other large law firms this year as= the kingdom's government relaxes regulations to allow foreign legal firms = to consult on Saudi law.

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Colo. DA Faces Discipline For Probe Of Ju= dge In Murder Case

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By Daniel Ducassi

A Colorado prosecutor ordered her = chief investigator to dig into the background of a judge who sanctioned her= office for discovery violations in a high-profile murder case, having him = question the judge's ex-wife in the hopes of bolstering unfounded physical = abuse rumors that could force a recusal, a newly filed disciplinary complai= nt alleges.

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Ex-Immigration Judge Claims Bias, Citing= 'Monster Docket'

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By Lynn LaRowe

A former immigration judge who is = Hispanic and over 50 was passed over for a transfer because of her age, sex= and ethnicity and was forced to oversee a "monster docket" in Richmond, Vi= rginia, while other judges oversaw far fewer cases, the judge told a Florid= a federal court.

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Secret Holland & Knight Call To Be U= nsealed, NC Judge Says

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By Hayley Fowler

The transcript of a secretly recor= ded phone call with Holland & Knight LLP attorneys must be unsealed in = a long-running ownership dispute involving a North Carolina technology comp= any, the state business court has ruled.

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Ex-McElroy Deutsch Execs Must Show Why D= ocs Are Off-Limits

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By Andrea Keckley

A New Jersey state judge on Tuesda= y ordered two former McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP executive= s to explain why they should not be compelled to turn over documents that b= ack up their claims in a suit alleging they stole more than $3.2 million fr= om the firm.

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Alston & Bird Seeks To Arbitrate Ex-= Aide's COVID Vax Claims

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By Emily Sawicki

Alston & Bird LLP has called o= n a Georgia federal court to force a former firm employee to arbitrate her = claims of being improperly fired for refusing to get vaccinated against COV= ID-19, a week after the firm removed the case to the U.S. District Court in= Atlanta.

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NJ Judge Blasts Atty, Ex-Son-In-Law Mire= d In 'Blood Feud'

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By George Woolston

A New Jersey federal judge ripped = into a Virginia law professor and her former son-in-law Wednesday for attem= pting to relitigate divorce and child custody proceedings in a trial over a= llegedly defamatory social media posts, telling the litigants they should b= e ashamed of themselves and need to get focused.

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Trump Atty Says Overlapping Cases Create= 'Unfair' Conflict

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By David Minsky

An attorney representing Donald Tr= ump urged a Florida federal judge Wednesday to extend discovery deadlines a= nd force evidence disclosure in the case accusing the former president of i= llegally withholding classified documents after leaving office, saying that= overlapping schedules in two other criminal cases are creating an "extraor= dinarily unfair" conflict.

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Bankman-Fried Accused Of 'Bald-Faced Lie= s' As Trial Wraps

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By Rachel Scharf

Sam Bankman-Fried built FTX on a "= foundation of lies" and then lied again when he took the witness stand and = denied stealing $10 billion from customers of the crypto exchange, a Manhat= tan federal prosecutor argued in his final pitch to jurors Wednesday.

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The Top In-House Hires Of October =09

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires over the la= st month included high-profile appointments at Target, Dominion Energy and = Charter Communications. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-hous= e announcements from October.

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GoDaddy's Top Atty Returns To McKesson, = This Time As CLO

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By Hailey Konnath

GoDaddy Inc.'s top lawyer is heade= d back to McKesson Corp., this time as the health care company's executive = vice president and chief legal officer, according to an announcement Wednes= day.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Altice SA

Altice USA

American Bankruptcy Institute

American Constitution Society

Apple Inc.

Asian American L= egal Defense and Education Fund

CTI BioPharma Corp.

Charter Communications Inc.

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

Essar Steel Minnesota

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.

Hyundai Motor

J.C. Penney Co. Inc.

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

LG Energy Solution Ltd.

LinkedIn Corp.

M.M. Dillon & Co. LLC

Madison Square Garden E= ntertainment Corp.

Mazars LLP

McKesson Corp.

Motion Picture Association Inc.

Motorola Mobility LLC

REV Group Inc.

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.

Target Corp.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industrie= s Ltd.

The Leadership C= onference on Civil & Human Rights

The Neiman Marcus Group LLC

Trump Organization Inc.

Vista Outdoor Inc.

Washington & Lee University

Wolters Kluwer

YouTube Inc.

Zeughauser Group LLC


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Herbert Smith Freehills

Law Office of David Tennant

Law Office of Jason H. Coffman

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Borough of Collingswood, New J= ersey

Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme= nt

California Energy Commission

Equal Employment Opportun= ity Commission

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Illinois Attorney General'= s Office

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

Narragansett Indian Tribe

National Archives an= d Records Administration

Nation= al Telecommunications and Information Administration

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Office of the Dir= ector of National Intelligence

Port Authority of New Yor= k & New Jersey

Santa Clara County Publ= ic Defender Office

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida

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

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

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

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

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the District of South Carolina

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Middle District of Florida

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

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

U.S= . District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

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

U.S. Government Accountabili= ty Office

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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