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March 28, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Dismisses Almost All Counts in Aquarion's Rate Hike Appeal

"It bears repeating that PURA possesses broad regulatory authority and equally broad discretion in setting rates," the court said, citing the GenConn Energy decision.
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March 28, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Vinson & Elkins Finance Team Arrives at Paul Hastings

Eight Vinson & Elkins global finance partners, identified last month as on the way to Paul Hastings, made the move on Thursday, as the larger Am Law 100 firm aggressively expands in Texas.
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March 28, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Child Labor Probe Hammers Tennessee Factory, Highlighting Risks to Employers From Feds' Stepped-Up Enforcement

The Department of Labor fined Morristown, Tennessee-based Tuff Torq $296,951 and secured a court order requiring it to disgorge $1.5 million—a month of profits—after a January inspection found 10 illegally employed children as young as 14 subjected to "oppressive" conditions.
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March 28, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Change to First-Offender Law Would Enable Corruption Cover-Ups

A member of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation's Legislative Watch team writes that, by automating the sealing of first-offender case records, House Bill 909 removes judicial discretion and hides from Georgians those first-offender cases where public interest should prevail.
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March 28, 2024 | Litigation Daily

'Trying to Make Some Order Out of All This Chaos': Thoughts on the MDL Process from 3 Federal Judges

"We love trying to get to the end of what seems like an intractable problem and the MDL is the perfect mechanism for that problem-solving talent to come out in members of the federal bench," said U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, chair of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.
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March 28, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia Accused of Paying Court-Appointed Counsel Months Late, Without Mandated Interest

"The city's refusal to timely pay counsel fees and legally mandated statutory interest is pervasive for court appointed attorneys in Philadelphia," one attorney wrote in a motion for contempt. "This practice is unfair to both attorneys and clients, undermines the effective assistance of counsel, as well as the administration of justice."
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March 28, 2024 | Supreme Court Brief

An 'Admirable' Confession Of Error

"I commend the government for acknowledging the error below in this case," Justice Neil Gorsuch said.
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March 28, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Sidley's Nancy Chung: 'Spend Time Getting to Know Your Colleagues Across Practice Groups'

"Your job is to represent the best interests of the firm and office," says Chung, New York office managing partner, in law.com's 'How I Made It' series, "and you can only do that when you understand what your colleagues bring to the table, the trends and concerns in their sectors, and the needs of their client matters."
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March 28, 2024 | National Law Journal

Biden Administration Mandates New AI Safeguards for Federal Agencies

Agencies must publish an annual list of their AI systems, an assessment of the risks those systems may pose and how the risks are being managed. Agencies must also designate a chief AI officer to oversee their AI usage.
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March 28, 2024 | Daily Report Online

McAfee Set to Hear Pretrial Motions in Georgia Election Interference Case

Trump's lawyers will make First Amendment arguments, while Georgia's Republican Party chairman will present arguments seeking to remove three phrases from his indictment.
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