9th Circ. Backs Wash. In PacifiCorp Carbon Law Regs Fight

By Rachel Riley

A divided Ninth Circuit panel declined on Friday to reinstate PacifiCorp's claims that Washington's carbon emissions cap-and-invest program unconstitutionally increases electricity prices for its out-of-state customers, concluding that the power company has not plausibly alleged the targeted regulations discriminate against interstate commerce.

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Mass. Data Center's Expansion Paused For Now

By Carolyn Muyskens

A Massachusetts state judge temporarily blocked a data center's expansion plans in Lowell on Monday, finding opponents of the project may be poised to succeed on the basis that they weren't given a full opportunity to be heard.

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9th Circ. Won't Revisit Kids' Suit Over Trump's Energy EOs

By Lauren Berg

The full Ninth Circuit on Monday declined to rehear a group of youths' legal challenge of President Donald Trump's executive orders spurring the use of fossil fuels to meet the country's energy needs.

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Judge Lets Feds Drop Adani Fraud Counts But Rebukes DOJ

By Rachel Riley

A New York federal judge agreed Monday to toss fraud charges accusing Adani Group Chairman Gautam S. Adani of misleading investors about a $250 million bribery scheme to score solar energy contracts, while sharply criticizing the U.S. Department of Justice's "highly unusual" move to drop the case.

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Calif. Unveils Novel AI Cyber Defense Plan For Critical Assets

By Allison Grande

California's governor on Monday rolled out a first-of-its-kind initiative to help state agencies, local governments and critical infrastructure providers use artificial intelligence to detect and respond to increasingly sophisticated cyberthreats and be better prepared for incidents fueled by emerging AI technologies.

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Okla. Co. Says Rig Seizure Claims Don't Need Redo

By Caroline Simson

An Oklahoma-based oil drilling company urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to disturb a D.C. Circuit ruling ordering Venezuela's state-owned oil company to face long-pending expropriation allegations, saying an underlying circuit split is too narrow to warrant the high court's attention.

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Final Albright Patent Trial Ends In No Infringement Finding

By Adam Lidgett

A Western District of Texas jury has found that GD Energy Products did not infringe a patent covering a packing assembly for pumps used in the oil and gas industry, marking the end of the final patent trial overseen by U.S. District Judge Alan Albright.

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Crypto, Data Center Noise Has 'Shattered' NC Town, Suit Says

By Hayley Fowler

A cryptocurrency mining and artificial intelligence data center in rural North Carolina is emitting a cacophony that is destroying local residents' quality of life, according to neighbors who allege the operators have refused to take steps to mitigate the alleged nuisance.

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Gates Manager Fired After His Bias, Safety Reports, Suit Says

By Taylor Bowie

Power transmission belts manufacturer Gates Corp. unlawfully fired a regional health and safety manager after he escalated concerns about regulatory violations, environmental compliance and the disparate treatment of minority employees, according to a complaint filed in North Carolina federal court over the weekend.

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Cleary Starts Energy, Infrastructure Group With Latest Lateral

By Anna Sanders

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP announced the launch of a new energy and infrastructure group Monday to be led by its latest addition as the white-shoe firm looks to match last year's lateral hiring and respond to evolving client needs amid an artificial intelligence boom.

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How Does In-House Pay Compare? Take The Law360 Survey

How do in-house salaries vary across industries, roles, and organizational revenue? What compensation tools are companies using to lure top talent? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Compensation Survey.

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9th Circ. Would Lose 3 States In Latest Reorganization Bid

By Courtney Bublé

Republicans are once again trying to break up the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which has long been dominated by judges appointed by Democratic presidents.

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Goldstein Unveils Cooley Appeal Team

By Jared Foretek

Thomas Goldstein has unveiled an experienced lineup of appellate lawyers he'll turn to in his bid to overturn 12 tax and mortgage fraud convictions, featuring several attorneys with extensive U.S. Supreme Court experience.

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Texas Firm Withdraws From $150M Deal To Rep Migrant Kids

By Madeline Lyskawa

A Texas law firm has withdrawn from consideration for a $150 million award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide legal services to unaccompanied migrant children in government custody.

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Missed Step Could Vex Ex-Duane Morris Client's Appeal

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel on Tuesday quizzed counsel for a businessman accusing Duane Morris LLP of legal malpractice in a trade secrets case on whether documents he claimed were privileged had been properly put before the trial judge for consideration.

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Ogletree Says Equinox Owes $1.4M In Unpaid Legal Bills

By Hailey Konnath

Ogletree said Monday that fitness company Equinox owes nearly $1.4 million in fees and expenses for the firm's work representing it in an employment matter in Los Angeles, according to a complaint filed in California federal court.

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Calif. Subclass Added To Fox Rothschild Data Breach Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A California resident seeking to represent a subclass of Golden State data breach victims on Tuesday asked to add a new California Consumer Privacy Act claim to a proposed Pennsylvania class action first filed against Fox Rothschild LLP in June, after prominent ransomware group Silent Ransom Group targeted the firm.

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DOJ Says Executive Privilege May Apply To Private Advisers

By Emily Sawicki

The president's communications with outside advisers may be shielded by executive privilege, so long as they are confidential and relate to official decision-making, the U.S. Department of Justice said in its latest advisory opinion.

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