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TOP NEWS Mich. Gov.'s Bid To Stop Pipeline Won't Change Enviro
Review A Michigan
administrative law judge has ruled that a state commission shouldn't review
the environmental effects of the entirety of Enbridge Inc.'s Line 5 pipeline
but only of a plan to relocate it, despite Michigan's governor pulling an
easement for the whole project.
Feds Ask 2nd Circ. To Block Report On IHS Doctor Abuse
The
federal government should not have to release a report to The New York Times
and The Wall Street Journal detailing over two decades of sexual abuse
committed by a former Indian Health Service pediatrician, the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services argued Wednesday.
Spokane Tribe Says Dams Block Fish And Destroy Culture
The
Spokane Tribe of Indians told an Oregon federal judge Thursday that the Grand
Coulee Dam is "nothing short of an attempt to permanently destroy a
culture" by blocking fish migration while also threatening endangered
species such as Southern Resident killer whales.
POLICY &
REGULATION Senate Confirms Granholm For Energy Secretary
The U.S.
Senate on Thursday confirmed Jennifer Granholm to serve as secretary of
energy, giving President Joe Biden's administration a forceful advocate for
funding the clean energy development that's a central plank of the
president's climate change policy. DOT Secretary Buttigieg Builds Buzz For Biden's Transpo
Plan U.S.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg vowed Thursday to bolster the federal
government's partnerships with state, local, territorial and tribal
governments on transportation infrastructure investments, saying his
department will prioritize enhancing safety, equity and economic growth and
combating climate change. EXPERT ANALYSIS Opinion Punishing Bar Exam Policies On Menstrual Products Must
Go Law
graduates across the states are sitting for the grueling two-day bar exam
this week despite menstruation-related barriers, such as inadequate menstrual
product and bathroom access, which could be eradicated with simple policy
tweaks, say law professors Elizabeth Cooper, Margaret Johnson and Marcy
Karin.
LEGAL INDUSTRY The Leadership Dilemma Law Firms Face Amid COVID-19
Law firms
of all sizes are grappling with whether to keep leaders on longer to maintain
a sense of consistency and normalcy amid the global crisis or to implement a
transition to bring in new perspectives and ideas. Foley & Lardner Beefs Up In Bay Area With Lehot,
Others Foley
& Lardner LLP said Thursday that it secured a team of four new partners,
including former DLA Piper rainmaker Louis Lehot, and three senior and
special counsel to fill out its Bay Area corporate practice group and focus
on emerging tech and life science companies. Texas Trade Name Shift Will Benefit Small, Specialized
Firms Texas
attorneys are currently voting on allowing firms in the state to practice
under trade names, which would bring the Lone Star State in line with 48
other states and is expected to have the greatest benefit for smaller and
niche firms that don't have long-established branding. Fox Rothschild, DLA Piper To Face Ponzi Claims In State
Court A
California federal court has approved the voluntary dismissal of a suit
accusing a former DLA Piper and Fox Rothschild LLP attorney and the firms of
involvement in a $170 million real estate Ponzi scheme, allowing the
plaintiff — a receiver appointed to represent investors — to pursue the
claims in state court instead. Apollo Stole Litigation Funder's Valuation Secrets,
Suit Says Legal
action financier Greenpoint Capital Management LLC is accusing a fund of
private equity giant Apollo Global Management Inc. of stealing proprietary
litigation funding valuation methods shared during investment deal talks and
sharing that information with a Greenpoint competitor, in a suit filed
Wednesday in New York federal court. 4th Circ. To Rehear Convicted W.Va. Justice's New Trial
Bid Former
West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry won his bid Thursday for
the full Fourth Circuit to examine his appeal seeking a new trial or an
evidentiary hearing based on claims that a juror improperly viewed
information on Twitter about his fraud case during trial. Dems Seek Political Donor Disclosure, Including
Judicial Ads Groups
paying for advertisements about federal elections and judicial confirmation
fights would have to reveal their donors under an expanded bill Democratic
lawmakers reintroduced Thursday. Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review Uber
Inc.'s Postmates is the latest food delivery giant to be taken to court by a
coronavirus-ravaged restaurant, Walmart has beat bias claims over its
exclusive pandemic shopping hours and the Italian fashion brand Valentino is
being sued for $207 million by its former landlord. Podcast Law360's The Term: Will Court's Latest Cases Be Moot?
The U.S.
Supreme Court swept away the last of the election cases and a Trump subpoena
battle this week, so why did it take up two new challenges to Trump-era
abortion and immigration policies that could very well be rescinded and
rendered moot by President Joe Biden before they're argued? Law360's The Term
discusses.
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