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Commercial fishing groups are asking the First Circuit to undo a Massachu= setts federal judge's ruling nixing their challenge of U.S. Department of t= he Interior approvals for the Vineyard Wind 1 project, and to block develop= ment of the offshore wind farm before it causes more harm to their liveliho= ods and the environment.

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Fishing Groups Seek 1st Circ.'s Take On V= ineyard Wind Farm

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By Tom Lotshaw

Commercial fishing groups are aski= ng the First Circuit to undo a Massachusetts federal judge's ruling nixing = their challenge of U.S. Department of the Interior approvals for the Vineya= rd Wind 1 project, and to block development of the offshore wind farm befor= e it causes more harm to their livelihoods and the environment.

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Alaska Judge Joins Challenges Of Tongass = Forest Protections

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By Tom Lotshaw

An Alaska federal judge is consoli= dating a trio of lawsuits claiming the Biden administration overstepped and= unlawfully reinstated a ban on logging and road construction on millions o= f acres in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska.

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FBI Informant Faces Tense Questions From = Chicago Pol's Atty

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By Celeste Bott

A key government informant called = to the stand by defense counsel for former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke testif= ied Tuesday that he cooperated with the government and made secret recordin= gs of the once-powerful politician to spare himself from criminal prosecuti= on and jail time, lying "some of the time" while undercover.

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Texas Says 5th Circ. Got Nuke Waste Stora= ge Ruling Right

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By Keith Goldberg

Texas has urged the Fifth Circuit = to stand by its decision invalidating the federal government's approval of = a temporary nuclear waste storage site, saying a panel correctly ruled that= the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission didn't have the statutory authority= to do so.

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Hurricane MDL Raises Questions About Cert= ificate Rules

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By Catherine Marfin

A Texas appeals court on Tuesday q= uestioned the specificity requirements of a type of filing meant to prevent= frivolous lawsuits as it weighed whether to dismiss 125 cases in multidist= rict litigation between Houston residents and several companies they've acc= used of building a faulty pipeline near their homes that caused increased f= looding during Hurricane Harvey.

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FBI Says Site Selection Over New HQ Still= On Shaky Ground

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

FBI and General Services Administr= ation officials continued to disagree Tuesday on whether there was impropri= ety with the selection process that resulted in Greenbelt, Maryland, being = chosen for the new, consolidated FBI headquarters location.

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PEOPLE

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Longtime Developer Exec Joins Morris Mann= ing In Atlanta

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By Adrian Cruz

Morris Manning & Martin LLP an= nounced Tuesday that an experienced attorney with over 20 years of experien= ce as an executive for an industrial developer has been added to the firm's= real estate group in Atlanta as special counsel.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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The 2023 Compensation Report: Law Firms

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Law360 Pulse asked lawyers about t= heir compensation, billable hours, billing rates, originations and more. Fi= nd out how much they earn, how satisfied they are with their pay and where = some of the problem areas lie.=20

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Bonus Spotlight

Boutiques Prove Big Associate Pay Isn't O= nly For BigLaw

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By Aebra Coe

Three boutique law firms are the l= atest to offer their associates pay increases and year-end bonuses either i= n line with or exceeding the so-called BigLaw pay and bonus scales set by C= ravath Swaine & Moore LLP in November.

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Simpson Thacher Latest Firm To Require 4 = Days In Office

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By Kevin Penton

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP= will soon begin requiring all its attorneys to work from the office at lea= st four days a week, according to a source familiar with the firm's policy.

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White & Case Latest Firm To Launch Of= fice In Saudi Arabia

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By Matt Perez

White & Case LLP, which has ad= vised matters within Saudi Arabia for decades, announced on Tuesday that it= would officially open a physical office in Riyadh, one of several firms ma= king similar plans following the country's decision to allow foreign legal = firms to more broadly operate in the country.

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Ex-BigLaw Atty Says TikTok Defamation Was= Not Journalism

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By Jake Maher

A former Greenberg Traurig LLP pat= ent litigator ripped a social media influencer's attempt to dismiss a defam= ation case based on abuse allegations this week, telling a Florida federal = court that the influencer acted "egregiously" and that the arguments in his= motion are incorrect regarding the facts and the law.

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Alston & Bird Says Absent Initials Do= n't Nix Arb. Of Vax Claims

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By Madison Arnold

Alston & Bird LLP has told a G= eorgia federal court that a former administrative assistant cannot rely on = the argument that the firm did not properly initial an arbitration agreemen= t in order to avoid going to arbitration over her claims of being improperl= y fired for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Axed Law Firm Staffer Sues Over Denied Va= x Exemption

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By Khadrice Rollins

A former staffer of Schulte Roth &= amp; Zabel LLP filed a discrimination suit against the firm in New York fed= eral court Tuesday, claiming she was fired after the firm refused to provid= e a religious exemption from its COVID-19 vaccine mandate despite her expla= ining her Taoist beliefs in her exemption request.

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Another AI Snafu? Cohen Judge Questions N= onexistent Cases

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By Lauren Berg

A New York federal judge on Tuesda= y ordered one of Michael Cohen's attorneys to provide copies of three appar= ently fictional cases cited in a recent motion, in an incident appearing to= echo other instances in which attorneys have been tripped up by the tenden= cy of artificial intelligence to "hallucinate" legal citations.

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Why Enforcing Trump's DC Gag Order Could = Get Tricky

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By Phillip Bantz

The D.C. Circuit's revised gag ord= er for Donald Trump in his federal criminal election-interference case is l= ikely to survive further scrutiny from the appellate courts because it's so= narrowly tailored, experts say — but that's also why it could be esp= ecially challenging to enforce.

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Trump Rests Fraud Defense As NY AG's Tria= l Nears End

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By Stewart Bishop

Former President Donald Trump on T= uesday rested his defense case in the civil trial over New York Attorney Ge= neral Letitia James' claims that he defrauded banks and insurers for years = by lying about his wealth, while both sides scrapped over last-minute docum= entary evidence and expert testimony as the 2½-month bench trial nears= its end.

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SDNY Clerk Convicted For Decade-Long Bri= bery Scheme

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By Rose Krebs

A clerk with the U.S. District Cou= rt for the Southern District of New York has been convicted of bribery and = other charges in connection with a scheme in which he referred clients to a= criminal defense attorney in exchange for cash, the government said Monday= .

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Quinn Emanuel Escapes Drug Pricing Antit= rust Subpoena

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By Emily Sawicki

The city of Rockford, Illinois, wi= ll not have access to communications held by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & S= ullivan LLP concerning an exclusive drug distribution agreement, an Illinoi= s federal judge determined, quashing the city's attempt to view the documen= ts amid its antitrust suit against a pharmaceutical distributor.

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Fla. Dentist Gets Life Sentence In Killi= ng Of Law Professor

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By Cara Salvatore

A Florida periodontist convicted i= n the murder-for-hire of Florida State University law professor Dan Markel = was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, = plus 60 years.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Amazon.com Inc.

American Arbitration Associatio= n

American Bar Association

Burger King Holdings Inc.

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

Deutsche Bank AG

Express Scripts Holding Co.

Mallinckrodt PLC

Mazars LLP

New York University

Pacific Legal Foundation

Primerica Inc.

Prologis Inc.

Savills Inc.

Texas Public Policy Foundation

TikTok Inc.

Trump Organization Inc.

United BioSource Corp.

Vineyard Wind LLC


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Law Office of Jason H. Coffman

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alaska Department of Law

Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme= nt

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

U.S. Attorney's Office

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. Court of Appeals = for the Fifth Circuit

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

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

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

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

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

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. General Services Adminis= tration

U.S. Supreme Court

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