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Texas Lawyer

8 Judges Out: Winners and Losers of Texas Election

In every pre-primary press release about the seven lawsuits against school districts, Attorney General Ken Paxton criticized the Court of Criminal Appeals judges for preventing him from "prosecuting criminal violations of the Election Code" because of the courts decision in Texas v. Stephens.
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Law.com

Colorado Appellate Courts Launch Website to Search Case Law Dating Back to 1860s

"This new website, offering free and easy access to every opinion by both of Colorado's appellate courts, provides anybody with important information as they make decisions about their own legal matters or simply seek to study the law," Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright said in a statement.
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International Edition

Latham & Watkins Helps Colombia Defend Against Arbitration Brought by Canadian Miner

The dispute stemmed from the Andean nation's ban of mining in moorland ecosystems known as páramos, to the detriment of Red Eagle Exploration Limited's gold mining operation there.
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New York Law Journal

SEC 'Neither-Understands/Nor-Cares' About Realities of Settlement Gag Rule

This article examines the SEC's no-admit/no-deny rule through the lens of the SEC's recent denial of a request to modify the rule filed by an external advocacy organization and concludes that the SEC should have given more consideration to amending the rule.
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Corporate Counsel

Antitrust Cops Sound Alarm Over Private Equity's Buying Binge in Health Care

"In the aggregate, these roll-up plays can eliminate meaningful competition and allow new owners to jack up prices, degrade quality and neutralize rivals without a competitive check," FTC Chair Lina Khan said.
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International Edition

DLA Piper Hires Ex-UK Home Secretary David Blunkett

The appointment follows DLA's addition of former Conservative MP and secretary of state for justice, David Lidington, to its board as a non-executive director in December.
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New York Law Journal

New Indictment Charges Menendez with Obstruction of Justice, Extortion, Bribery

Menendez called the indictment—filed after a co-defendant pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors—a "flagrant abuse of power."
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New Jersey Law Journal

'Enough Is Enough': Gov. Murphy Wants the MTA to Abandon Manhattan Tolling Program

"Today, I again voiced New Jersey's concerns with [the] MTA's plans for congestion pricing in New York City," Gov. Phil Murphy said in a news release. "MTA continues to cut corners on the legal and procedural requirements to establish congestion pricing in an effort to ignore the chorus of voices rising up in opposition to MTA's plans. Enough is enough. It's time for MTA to abandon its proposal and rethink congestion pricing in a way that makes sense."
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Daily Report Online

'I Think It's My Time': Gwinnett County Judicial Candidate Says She'll Move Cases, Back Mental Health Court

Fulton County Deputy District Attorney Ramona Toole is challenging an incumbent Gwinnett County State Court judge.
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International Edition

Four South American Countries File Amicus Briefs Urging US Court to Overturn $16.1B Ruling Against Argentina

Foley Hoag filed on behalf of Brazil and Uruguay, while Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe filed for Chile and Ecuador in support of a Sullivan & Cromwell attempt to reverse the verdict against Argentina.
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