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Georgia's Rockdale County is asking the Eleventh Circuit to uphold its vi= ctory over a developer's suit against a local zoning ordinance that blocked= his QuikTrip truck stop project near Interstate 20.

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11th Circuit Urged To Toss Ga. Developer'= s Truck Stop Suit

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By Isaac Monterose

Georgia's Rockdale County is askin= g the Eleventh Circuit to uphold its victory over a developer's suit agains= t a local zoning ordinance that blocked his QuikTrip truck stop project nea= r Interstate 20.

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Investors Urge Prison As Developers Seek = More Briefing Time

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By Lauraann Wood

Two real estate developers on Wedn= esday asked for more time to respond to EB-5 investors' request that they b= e imprisoned for hiding their money instead of paying overdue settlements a= nd sanctions judgments, telling an Illinois federal judge their attorney wr= ote down the court's deadline incorrectly.

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Feds, Power Line Developer Decry Tribes' = Suit As 'Too Late'

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By Madeline Lyskawa

The federal government and SunZia = Transmission LLC, the developer of a 550-mile power line, urged an Arizona = federal judge Tuesday to deny a request from tribes and conservations group= s for a preliminary injunction halting the project's construction, saying t= hey waited too long to make their challenge.

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Ex-Cognizant Execs Fight Co.'s Bid To Shi= eld Bribe Evidence

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By Carla Baranauckas

Two former Cognizant executives ha= ve called on a New Jersey federal court to reject the company's attempt to = shield evidence related to a purported bribe as the executives face a crimi= nal trial over a separate bribery scheme.

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Security Firms Want Suit Over Toll Bros. = Deal Trimmed Again

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By P.J. D'Annunzio

Two home security companies asked = a Connecticut state court to further trim a breach-of-contract suit brought= by the security arm of Pennsylvania-based building firm Toll Brothers over= a $12 million deal to buy customer accounts.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Series

Coaching High School Wrestling Makes Me A= Better Lawyer

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Coaching my son’s high schoo= l wrestling team has been great fun, but it’s also demonstrated how a= legal career can benefit from certain experiences, such as embracing the u= nknown, studying the rules and engaging with new people, says Richard Davis= at Maynard Nexsen.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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AI Use Among 'New Criteria' Differentiati= ng Outside Counsel

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By Alison Knezevich

While top corporate lawyers have a= keen interest in how outside counsel will use generative artificial intell= igence, many are in the dark about their law firms' views and strategies on= the technology, according to a new report.

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Deputy AG Warns Of Harsher Penalties For = Crimes Aided By AI

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By Stewart Bishop

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monac= o on Wednesday said the U.S. Department of Justice will seek harsher penalt= ies for crimes committed with the aid of artificial intelligence, calling t= he technology a "double-edged sword" that can be exploited by criminals but= utilized by prosecutors with the right controls in place.

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Orrick Hit By Exodus To Hogan Lovells, Bo= nelliErede In Italy

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By Jamie Lennox

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe = LLP's Italian arm this week has seen nearly 40 lawyers — around half = its Italian cohort — jump ship to rival firms Hogan Lovells and Bonel= liErede, in a blow to the U.S. firm's European presence.

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Analysis

What's Left Of Judge Newman's DC Suit Lik= ely Won't Go Far

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By Dani Kass

A D.C. federal judge may be allowi= ng suspended U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman to pursue a handful of argum= ents over the constitutionality of the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act,= but attorneys told Law360 they aren't convinced those claims will fare any= better than those already dismissed by the court.

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US Marshals Service Director Warns Of Thr= eats To Judges

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

The director of the U.S. Marshals = Service told lawmakers on Wednesday that the current threat environment for= federal judges is a "substantial risk to our democracy."

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Trump Prosecutor Asks Justices To Pass On= Immunity Issue

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By Katie Buehler

Special counsel Jack Smith urged t= he U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to reject former President Donald Trump'= s request for a stay of his federal election interference case, arguing tha= t there's no merit to Trump's "radical claim" he is immune from prosecution= , and that the public deserves a prompt verdict.

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Atty For Ex-Trump Official Accused Of Lea= king Deposition

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By James Boyle

The plaintiff in a federal fraud s= uit against a former Trump administrative State Department official and a P= hiladelphia attorney wants the defendants' attorney sanctioned and tossed f= rom the case after the attorney allegedly shared depositions marked confide= ntial with a third-party witness.

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Chicago Eatery Biz Exec's Bid For Atty Pr= ivilege Challenged

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By Joyce Hanson

Investors in Chicago restaurant Ma= ple & Ash told an Illinois court that a principal at the eatery's manag= ement firm wrongly acted as a lawyer in their corporate theft lawsuit again= st the firm, saying he inappropriately seeks to assert attorney-client priv= ilege over 6,000 documents in the suit.

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Tech Overhaul Tops Mich. Courts' Budget P= riorities

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By Carolyn Muyskens

The Michigan Supreme Court's chief= justice testified Wednesday that uniting all trial courts on the same case= management system is a top priority and the biggest project on the court's= plate as she asked legislators for more funding to support the rollout. &#= 160;

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

BTI Consulting Group Inc.

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

Cognizant Technology Solutio= ns Corp.

New Civil Liberties Alliance

QuikTrip Corp.

Spectrum Management Holding Co.

Toll Brothers Inc.

World Wrestling Entertainment = Inc.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Glen J. Dunn & Associates

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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

City of New York

Cook County Circuit Court

Federal Communications Commissi= on

San Carlos Apache Nation

Tohono O'odham Nation

U.S. Attorne= y's Office for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Court of Appea= ls for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. District Cour= t for the District of Arizona

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

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

U.S= . District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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

U.S. Government Accountabili= ty Office

U.S. Supreme Court

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