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The Legal Intelligencer

Five Questions Likely to Flow From 'Water-to-Water' Cases

In two recent decisions, Hawai'i Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui and EQT Production v. Department of Environmental Protection, courts have considered the nuances of “water-to-water theory” and what constitutes a single discharge.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Resolving Environmental Problems Through Collaborative Decision-Making

Established methods of decision-making employed by administrative agencies are often ill-suited to reaching results that best reconcile the interests of all stakeholders.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Isakson and Carr Applaud Trump for Targeting Sex Traffickers

The final legislation incorporates the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, which Isakson co-sponsored. The law provides for lawsuits to be filed by victims against traffickers and those who assist them.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Ninth Circuit Peppered DOJ's Chad Readler About Cutting Sanctuary Cities Funding

"So why do you care if there's an injunction against the actions that you're disavowing?" Chief Judge Sidney Thomas asked Readler, the acting head of the Justice Department's Civil Division in Washington.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

On the Fair Housing Act's 50th Anniversary: 5 Major Milestones

The landmark Fair Housing Act was signed by President Lyndon Johnson 50 years ago. Marking the occasion, The National Law Journal asked Ajmel Quereshi, senior counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc., to list five major milestones in the legal fight against housing discrimination.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Here's How Startups Can Build Patent Strength Fast

Everybody knows that strong patents help decide the winners and losers of business competition. But there's another, little-known way for companies to acquire the patents they need: they can simply buy them.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami-Dade Judge Resigns Amid Probe in Wake of Spouse's Arrest

Prosecutors declined to bring criminal charges against the judge, but the allegations spurred a JQC inquiry.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Meritless Ninth Circuit Civil Appeal Getting You Down? Get It Decided—Summarily

Even meritless appeals that require little opinion-writing time can take a year or more to be processed by the court. The delay is made worse by the court's seven judicial vacancies, with at least one more announced—nearly a quarter of the circuit's allotment.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Facing Difficulties at the Ballpark, Marlins Seek Victory in Court

A recent court filing by the Derek Jeter Marlins' ownership group raised eyebrows: it claimed that the Miami Marlins were citizens of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and not Florida.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Commission: 'Belligerent' Queens Judge Should Be Removed

The commission's recommendation comes after it says O'Connor refused to cooperate with its investigation into his actions on the bench.
5 minute read

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