The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision last year that curtailed federal environmental reviews has translated to faster Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approvals of gas infrastructure projects, commissioners told a congressional energy panel Tuesday.
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FERC Members Say High Court Helped Speed Up Gas Reviews

By Keith Goldberg

The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision last year that curtailed federal environmental reviews has translated to faster Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approvals of gas infrastructure projects, commissioners told a congressional energy panel Tuesday.

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Chevron Denies Duty To Pay Subsidiary's $24M Drilling Tab

By José Luis Martínez

Chevron Corp. and a Venezuelan drilling company told a Texas federal judge in court-ordered briefs that they agree that the state's and Venezuelan laws apply to different parts of their $24 million contract dispute, although Chevron denies a valid agreement exists.

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Trump's Iron Ore Pollution Exemption Is Unlawful, Enviros Say

By Tom Lotshaw

Environmental groups asked a D.C. federal judge to overturn a Trump administration decision to exempt low-grade iron ore processing facilities from new emission standards for mercury and acidic gases, alleging the president abused a provision in the Clean Air Act.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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POLICY & REGULATION

IRS Floats Clean Fuel Credit Rules With Foreign Restrictions

By Kat Lucero

The Internal Revenue Service released long-awaited proposed regulations Tuesday clarifying how domestic transportation fuel producers can qualify for the clean energy fuel tax credit under changes made by Republicans' 2025 budget law, including new foreign restrictions on business owners and feedstock sources.

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OIL AND GAS

White & Case Withdraws From $50B Yukos Award Case

By Caroline Simson

White & Case LLP has now effectuated its withdrawal from a long-running case in which former Yukos Oil Co. shareholders are looking to enforce more than $50 billion in arbitral awards against Russia, more than three years after the firm initially sought to halt its representation of the country.

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Greenberg Traurig, Latham Steer Arko Petroleum's $200M IPO

By Grace Dixon

Arko Petroleum revealed plans on Tuesday to sell shares of its common stock at an estimated $18 to $20 per share via an initial public offering, teeing it up to raise $200 million at midpoint, guided by Greenberg Traurig LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP.

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Convicted Oil Trader To Remain Free On Bond During Appeal

By Aaron Keller

A Connecticut federal judge Tuesday ruled that an oil trader convicted of overseas bribery can remain free on bond while he appeals his Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and money-laundering convictions, saying a new trial might be possible if the Second Circuit finds fault with her jury instructions.

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PEOPLE

Baker Botts Adds Oil And Gas Co-Chair In Houston From Weil

By Lynn LaRowe

Baker Botts LLP has named a new co-chair for its oil and gas practice, a Houston-based partner who came aboard from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP.

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Clark Hill Expands Energy, Lobbying Teams With Hinshaw Atty

By James Boyle

An attorney with more than 20 years of experience advising clients on energy litigation matters and policy has moved her practice to Clark Hill PLC's Washington, D.C., office after nearly three years with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Habeas Cases Flood Courts After Immigrant Detention Shift

By Jack Karp

Federal courts have been inundated with a flood of cases stemming from the Trump administration's revised approach to the detention of unauthorized immigrants, with judges routinely ruling against the government as immigration attorneys scramble to keep up.

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Baker McKenzie Describes Client Fallout After Assault Claims

By Alison Knezevich

Several clients asked the leader of Baker McKenzie's Washington, D.C., office to stop handling work for them after he was accused of sexual assault, according to a new filing in a defamation case against the former firm associate who made the allegations.

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Goldstein Knew What Was On His Returns, Accountant Claims

By Jared Foretek

The top outside accountant handling tax returns for SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein and his law firm said Tuesday that Goldstein wasn't forthcoming about his gambling records and that he firmly believed the former U.S. Supreme Court attorney knew what was in his allegedly false tax returns when they were filed.

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Approach The Bench: Judge Yew Warns Of Deepfake Evidence

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

After decades on the bench of the Santa Clara County Superior Court, Judge Erica Yew began to regard the future of courtroom evidence with some trepidation, as the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence made it easier to falsify documents, photos and videos.

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4 Attys Sanctioned Over AI Hallucinations In Legal Brief

By Elliot Weld

A Kansas federal judge has issued sanctions against a group of lawyers representing a technology company in a patent dispute and has referred one attorney for disciplinary action over case citations hallucinated by ChatGPT appearing in a legal brief.

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Pretti Killing Highlights Free Speech And Gun Rights Tension

By Marco Poggio

The killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and lawful gun owner, by federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis last month brought to the fore a long-standing tension between two constitutional rights that the U.S. Supreme Court has never resolved, legal experts say.

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Floyd Prosecutor, Defense Atty To Represent Pretti's Family

By Lynn LaRowe

The relatives of a Minnesota intensive care nurse killed by ICE agents have secured legal representation from a former federal prosecutor who helped secure the conviction of an ex-police officer in the killing of George Floyd, and a criminal defense attorney coming off a high-profile murder case.

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Feds Fight Cyberstalking Atty's Bid For Pretrial Release

By Adrian Cruz

The U.S. government has asked a Texas federal judge to reject a bid for pretrial release from a currently detained attorney charged with cyberstalking other attorneys at BigLaw firms.

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Queens Defenders Ex-Director Admits Embezzling Over $100K

By Pete Brush

The former longtime head of Queens Defenders copped to a count of fraud conspiracy in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday after prosecutors said she diverted over $100,000 intended for indigent residents and used the money for a lavish lifestyle.

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Analysis

Squires And Stewart's Patent Office, By The Numbers

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has seen sweeping changes under Director John Squires and Deputy Director Coke Morgan Stewart, ranging from pro-patent owner policies at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to employment shake-ups that have prompted departures from the agency.

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Senate Confirms Picks For Texas, Ark. District Court Seats

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate confirmed two U.S. district court judges, for Texas and Arkansas, on Tuesday.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Apple Inc.

Burke Inc.

Cato Institute

Chevron Corp.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Cornell University

Duke University

Everytown for Gun Safety

Freepoint Commodities LLC

Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman

LinkedIn Corp.

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

Nasdaq Inc.

Natural Resources Defense Council

Overstock.com Inc.

Petrobras

Sabine Oil & Gas Corp.

Second Amendment Foundation

Spotify Technology SA

The Catholic University of America

UBS Group AG

United States Steel Corp.

YouTube Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Akin Gump

Avanti Law Group

Baker Botts

Baker Donelson

Baker McKenzie

Bracewell LLP

Buether Joe

Clark Hill

Fish & Richardson

Fisher Patterson

Gividen Law

Greenberg Traurig

Hecker Fink

Hinshaw & Culbertson

Jackson Lewis PC

Kirkland & Ellis

Koffsky & Felsen

Kuchler & Cotton

Latham & Watkins

Leach & Walker

Marshall Gerstein

Maslon LLP

Mayer Brown

Morgan Lewis

Munger Tolles

Napoli Shkolnik

Petrillo Klein

Prokosch Law

Romanucci & Blandin

Schwegman Lundberg

Skadden Arps

Slattery Marino

Susman Godfrey

Weil Gotshal

White & Case

Willkie Farr

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alaska Department of Law

California Commission on Judicial Performance

Executive Office for Immigration Review

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Internal Revenue Service

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

Minnesota Attorney General's Office

National Labor Relations Board

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Tennessee Attorney General's Office

U.S. Army

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland

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

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Kansas