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May 09, 2025
Justice Souter Was An Unexpected Force Of Moderation
Justice David Souter, who saw the high court as a moderating force apart from the messiness of politics, subverted the expectations of liberals and conservatives alike during his 19 years on the bench.
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May 09, 2025
Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85
Retired Justice David H. Souter, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 to 2009, has died at 85, the court announced Friday.
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May 08, 2025
Feds Float Sweeping Air Traffic Control Overhaul
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday outlined an ambitious plan to overhaul the nation's air traffic control system by replacing antiquated telecommunications and radar networks, building new ATC towers and facilities, and boosting hiring.
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May 08, 2025
E-Rate Paperwork Snafus Cost Some Orgs. FCC Funds
The Federal Communications Commission has denied seven organizations' appeals for reimbursement under the E-Rate subsidy program because their service providers failed to send in the paperwork required to qualify for school and library connectivity funds.
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May 08, 2025
11th Circ. Says Developer's I-20 Truck Stop Suit Out Of Gas
The Eleventh Circuit has backed a district court's dismissal of a property owner's suit challenging a metro Atlanta county ordinance that for years blocked him from developing his land into a QuikTrip gas station, ruling the county had a "rational basis" for its effective ban on new truck stops.
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May 08, 2025
Senate Rejects FCC's Wi-Fi Subsidy For Students Off Campus
The Senate voted Thursday to overturn a Federal Communications Commission rule that would allow the E-Rate school and library program to subsidize Wi-Fi hot spots for students and library patrons off premises.
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May 08, 2025
Power Cos. Fight New Deadline In Pole Attachment Regs
Power companies are pushing back against a telecom industry proposal that would give utility pole owners just 30 days to approve third-party contractors for "make-ready" work in preparation for communications attachments, telling the government that the proposal would effectively strip utilities of their agency in contracting work on their poles.
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May 08, 2025
Milbank Hires King & Spalding Tax Planning Atty In DC
Milbank LLP has added a former King & Spalding LLP tax attorney as a partner in its global project, energy and infrastructure finance group in Washington, D.C.
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May 07, 2025
Spain Asks High Court To Resolve Sovereign Immunity Split
Spain has now filed its highly anticipated petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a D.C. Circuit ruling greenlighting litigation to enforce more than $400 million in arbitral awards, in which the country argues that the case raises two questions of "critical importance" for foreign sovereigns.
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May 07, 2025
NY Eyes Injunction Against Feds In Congestion Price Fight
New York transportation agencies have asked a federal judge to block the U.S. Department of Transportation from following through on its threat to withhold federal funding for Manhattan roadway projects if the Empire State doesn't halt congestion pricing.
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May 07, 2025
Developer Fights NJ Power Broker's Bid To Nix Civil RICO Suit
A Camden, New Jersey, real estate developer is fighting to keep alive his civil racketeering suit against South Jersey power broker George Norcross, arguing in New Jersey state court the recent dismissal of a related indictment against Norcross "changes nothing" in the civil litigation.
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May 06, 2025
Mobile Cos. Ramp Up Call For Spectrum, But Face Hurdles
The nation's mobile service providers on Tuesday pushed for more midband spectrum to fuel the wireless industry, even as key policymakers worried Congress could act too hastily to commercialize airwaves the military needs for defense operations.
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May 06, 2025
Quarles & Brady Adds New IP, Real Estate Partners
Quarles & Brady LLP has welcomed a Milwaukee-based intellectual property litigator from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and a Phoenix-based real estate and public finance attorney from Ice Miller LLP.
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May 06, 2025
Group Says $1.6M Funding Cut Derails Native History Efforts
The National Congress of American Indians says a recent $1.6 million funding cut to Native American boarding school research by the Trump administration will derail efforts to document the history of Indigenous communities, survivors and those who never made it home.
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May 06, 2025
Senate Tees Up Vote Against FCC Wi-Fi Funding Plan
The Senate on Tuesday advanced a GOP bill to nullify the Federal Communications Commission's program to fund Wi-Fi hot spots for students off-campus through the E-Rate school and library subsidy.
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May 06, 2025
Sidley Adds WilmerHale's Ex-Corp. Chair As Partner In Boston
Sidley Austin LLP has hired two partners from WilmerHale for its emerging companies and venture capital group and capital markets practice.
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May 05, 2025
Justices Want US' Input In Exxon's Cuba Seizure Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the U.S. to weigh in on Exxon Mobil Corp.'s petition seeking clarity on whether its lawsuit seeking compensation for property that was seized by the Cuban government decades ago must fall under an exception to sovereign immunity before it can proceed.
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May 02, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Budget Cuts, Student Housing, Old Malls
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including real estate takeaways from President Donald Trump's proposed federal budget cuts and two asset classes attracting attention.
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May 02, 2025
NY Officials Say Feds' Memo In Filing Mishap Is Fair Game
New York officials told a federal judge on Friday that a mistakenly filed memo from the federal government detailing its weak rationale for trying to cancel Manhattan's congestion pricing program is fair game and cannot be shielded after media outlets widely reported on it.
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May 02, 2025
Sidley Adds 10 A&O Shearman Attys In DC, NY, Singapore
Sidley Austin LLP has hired 10 attorneys from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling in New York, Washington, D.C., and Singapore, including the U.S. leader of the firm's financial services regulatory group.
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May 02, 2025
Off The Bench: DC Stadium, BetMGM Victory, Transfer Rules
In this week's Off The Bench, the Washington Commanders strike a deal to build a new stadium in D.C., BetMGM fends off a consumer fraud suit targeting its gambling promotion efforts and a Rutgers University football player scores another win against the NCAA's transfer rules.
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May 01, 2025
'Fingers Crossed' At FCC As Court's Subsidy Ruling Closes In
There's plenty of hand-wringing at the Federal Communications Commission as a U.S. Supreme Court decision draws near over the legality of the revenue-raising scheme used to pay for more than $9 billion in broadband and phone service subsidies.
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April 30, 2025
Energy Cos., Texans Seek To Dodge $230M Project Feud
Guatemalan and Texas energy companies and several Texas residents are pushing to join a petition from oilfield services company Schlumberger NV to try to avoid being dragged into an arbitration through which US Oil of Guatemala aims to seek $230 million in damages over an allegedly mismanaged hydrocarbon project in Guatemala.
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April 30, 2025
Amazon's Suit Over Soured Solar Deals Survives Dismissal
Amazon can sue a California-based private equity company and firms tied to a pair of Golden State solar energy developments for allegedly trying to sabotage the projects after signing long-term power purchase deals, a Washington state judge has ruled, rejecting jurisdictional arguments from the defendants.
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April 30, 2025
Senate Panel Clears Trump's Pick For 3rd FCC Republican
A key U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday advanced President Donald Trump's nominee for the third Republican seat on the Federal Communications Commission.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
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5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.
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Climate Disclosure Spotlight Shifts To 2 Calif. Laws
With Donald Trump's election spelling the all-but-certain demise of the proposed federal climate disclosure rules, new laws in California currently stand as the nation's only broadly applicable climate disclosure requirements — and their brevity is both a blessing and a curse, say attorneys at Davis Polk.
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Preparing For Mexican Drug Cartels' Terrorist Designation
In the event President-elect Donald Trump designates Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, businesses will need to consider how their particular industry is affected and evaluate previously legitimate practices given the cartels' involvement so many sectors of the economy, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection
Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Series
Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.
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Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation
Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.
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Series
Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.
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Expect Continued Momentum For Nuclear Power In 2025
With increasing electricity demand, growing interest in carbon-free energy and recent policy initiatives favoring atomic power, the future is looking bright for the U.S. nuclear energy industry — and the imminent switch of administrations in Washington is unlikely to change that, say attorneys at Venable.
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An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.
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COP29 Offers Pathway To A Global Carbon Market
COP29, the recently concluded United Nations climate conference, represented a breakthrough in the establishment of standards for a global carbon market — and voluntary carbon market participants in the U.S. and elsewhere can enhance the value of their projects by aligning them with these standards, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Series
Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer
From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.
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Advancing Storage-Integrated Power Generation In Turkey
Recent proposals by energy regulators in Turkey have laid the groundwork for further development of electricity generation plants with integrated energy storage facilities — offering opportunities for project developers and investors, and a possible model for U.S. regulators, say attorneys at Norton Rose.
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Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team
In a compressed economy, convincing the C-suite to invest in additional legal talent can be a herculean task, but a convincing pitch — supported by metrics and cost analyses — may help in-house counsel justify the growth of their team, say Elizabeth Smith and Roger Garceau at Major Lindsey.