June 24, 2019

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Law:

Biglaw Firm Prohibited By Lender From Returning Former Partners’ Capital Contributions
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Attorney Joins Jones Day Sex Bias Lawsuit Amazon Attorney Tags On to Jones Day Gender Bias Suit
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Attorney Indicted For Forging Judge’s Name, But Insists It’s All A Misunderstanding
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How the Recession Forced Law Schools to Reimagine Their Role in Students' Careers
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McGlinchey Stafford steps up to the plate in Boston
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Slaughter and May raises newly qualified salary to £92k plus bonus in pay package that sees it join the ‘100 Club’
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Improv For Law Students
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Search Firm Sues 2 Kilpatrick Townsend Lawyers, Alleging Unpaid Placement Fee
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Lost and Found: The Long Road Back for Lawyers Waylaid by the Recession
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What’s The Best City For Lawyers?
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Want to go to law school? This teen has some tips
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Jurassic Park And The Dangers Of Boilerplate
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Vault Rankings: Top Law Firms By Practice Area And Region (2020)
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Wife Charged In The 2018 Murder Of A Law Firm Partner
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The Job After The Clerkship
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Cohen Settles with Stormy and Prison Life Judge orders Stone to explain Instagram posts attacking Mueller probe, FBI Prosecutors Accuse Roger Stone of Violating Gag Order. He ‘Could Be Headed to Jail.’ ‘We R All on the Same Team’: Paul Manafort and Sean Hannity’s Private Messages Have Been Unsealed White House to assert ‘immunity’ claims over ex-McGahn aide Flynn's New Attorney May Have One Task: Win a Pardon From Trump
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Kellyanne Conway’s Biglaw Husband Tells Trump to ‘Resign’ and ‘Kill Banks’ Instead of People
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House Oversight Committee to vote on whether to force Kellyanne Conway to testify over alleged Hatch Act violations
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Trump Postpones ICE Deportation Raids Mexico says National Guard deployment is complete Trump's 'Border Czar' Accuses Acting DHS Secretary of 'Resisting' ICE The Trump Administration Claims It's Not Legally Required to Give Detained Kids Soap and Blankets Why a Government Lawyer Argued Against Giving Immigrant Kids Toothbrushes Trump administration asks court to allow wall construction to begin 9th Circuit Court struggles with 'ambiguous' law on border wall emergency Court seems split on Trump border wall request
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Writer E. Jean Carroll Accuses Donald Trump of Assault in New Book De Blasio: NYPD Will Investigate Trump If They Get Complaint Trump compares himself to Kavanaugh in latest allegation of assault The 24 women who have accused Trump of misconduct
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Washington, D.C. may become next city to allow residents to issue each other parking tickets
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The fate of the last abortion clinic in Missouri rests with a judge after state denies license Long, Cruel History of Anti-Abortion Crusade
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Fake Uber Driver Kidnapped Students
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Judge Allows Special Investigation of Kim Foxx’s Motives in Handling of Jussie Smollett Case
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SEALs Say Chief Shot Girl, Old Man in Iraq
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He was convicted of molesting an 11-year-old girl he met on a dating app. He won't face jail time.
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She gave her estranged husband's guns to police. They arrested her for theft.
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Tax lobbyist admits not paying $735,933 in taxes
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Appeals court allows US to withhold funds from clinics providing abortions and referrals
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Defense questions palm print in first murder case using family tree DNA to go before a jury
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Cass Sunstein’s New Book Generates One Of The Most Brutal Book Reviews Ever
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Ropes & Gray Lawyer Makes Big Screen Comedy
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Theory from Fotis Dulos' Attorney Is Literally Out of a Novel
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DUI Laws: Do They Apply If You’re Driving a Tank?
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After Defense Counsel’s Email Snafu, Lawyer Facing Tax Evasion Gets Continuance
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Judges:

BK ED CA Seeks Judicial Law Clerk
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BK WD TX Seeks Clerk of Court
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Elena Kagan Is Not Too Thrilled About SCOTUS Trampling Precedents Kagen Warns on Throwing Out Precedent Supreme Court's liberals and conservatives clash again over retaining precedent Conservative SCOTUS justices draw criticism by overruling precedent again Another SCOTUS Precedent Falls. Could Roe v. Wade Be Next? In Property Rights Case, Justices Sharply Debate Power of Precedent What Supreme Court justices talk about when they talk about reversing milestone cases
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Religious Monuments On Public Property Are Fine Now—If They’re Old
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Federal judge blocks ICE from making civil immigration arrests at courthouses
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A chief justice's underappreciated legacy comes into focus
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Lawmakers Cautioned on Imposing Code of Conduct on Justices
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Supreme Court tosses murder conviction in case that raised question of racial bias SCOTUS throws out case where black jurors were treated differently Clarence Thomas Suggests Anti-Discrimination Guardrails in Jury Selection Process Should Be Removed Justice Thomas just handed down an opinion that would make it legal to kick black people off juries Justice Thomas and the Racist Prosecutor
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The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Are Ready to Take a Wrecking Ball to the Entire Federal Bureaucracy ‘Most of Government Is Unconstitutional’ Is The Supreme Court About To Give Haters Of The 'Deep State' What They Want? 'I'm scared to death of what the Supreme Court might do'
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How top remaining SCOTUS cases may impact distribution of political power over 10 years
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SCOTUS to decide on census, redistricting How A Supreme Court Ruling Could Supercharge Republicans’ Advantages In The States
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The art of throwing shade in a SCOTUS dissent
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Despite LGBT opposition, lawyer who represented Christian bakers is confirmed as federal judge
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Judge Allegedly Tried to Hide ‘Persistent Pattern of Absenteeism,’ Violated Ethics Rules
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Wall Street:

 

The Dow is now on pace for its best June return in 80 years
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Politics:

Here are the business issues to watch in the Democratic debates this week
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Unemployment Rising in 8 Trump States
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Leaked documents show 'red flags' of Trump officials
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Here's What Trump Says He'd Do Differently If He Redid Presidency
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Militia threatens shutdown of Oregon legislature following GOP walkout
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Trump confirms Pence will be running mate in 2020
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Trump sends letter to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un ahead of Asia trip
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Trump says Clinton was tougher opponent than Biden would be
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Up-Is-Downism: Trump has another moment right out of '1984' Questioned on child separation policy, Trump insists, 'I brought the families together' Trump FactCheck: "When I became president, President Obama had a separation policy. I didn’t have it. He had it."
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Joe Biden remains publicly mum about those upset over his remarks about segregationist senators 'Segregationist' barely begins to describe the Dixiecrats that Joe Biden worked with in the Senate Biden's Senate years become a drag on his presidential bid
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The silent partner in Trump's boasts
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Liquor license renewal sets up question: Is Trump moral enough to run a bar?
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Docs Question Ilhan Omar's Marriage Story
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Education:

Creditors Put College Of New Rochelle On Notice For Nonpayment
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A worthless degree? Betsy DeVos wants to change rules for which colleges stay open, close
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Continuing education: When for-profit Argosy University closed, other schools rushed in to help students
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Mining:

Bankruptcy judge approves sale of several former Magnetation plants
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Biofuels:

Trump orders review of ethanol exemptions, reports say
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Celebs:

Bankrupt Becker to auction trophies, personal souvenirs to pay off debt
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Economy:

Trump says he never threatened to demote Fed Chair Powell, but has the ‘right’ to do so
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The Fed could cut rates four times over the next 12 months because of low inflation
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The Federal Reserve has another option besides rate cuts to battle a slowdown
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Value of debt with negative-yields hits $13 trillion
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US Consumer Debt Is Worse Than Ever
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The National Debt Is Still a Problem
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Farmers loyal to Trump struggle with impact of trade war China Warns US: Drop Win at All Costs Stance US Made Demand 5G Equipment Be Made Outside of China Trump, Biden clash over China's strength China and US Must Both Compromise Trump is Clueless About Tariffs Forget China. It's Our Economy That's Broken The art of a bad deal: A negotiations expert breaks down the everyday lessons we can learn from Trump's messy trade war with China
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Truckers Feel the Slowing Economy
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What the 2020 Democrats are saying about economic inequality
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Debt-ridden millennials are taking out loans to pay for weddings
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The Boomers Ruined Everything
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A Look At The U.S. Economy, And The Next Recession
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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How People Really Live
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Real Estate:

House Buyers Bid Against Investors
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Ponzi Schemer’s Impeccable Taste In Broadway Did Not Extend To Real Estate
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Ownership confirms plan to demolish Century III Mall for redevelopment
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico House-passed Incentives Code bill requires disclosure of firms with tax breaks
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Oil/Gas:

Solar energy use is on the rise worldwide
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Energy Finance Recap
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Retailing:

Neiman's Tells SEC They Are Going Dark
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Toys ‘R’ Us is back from the dead and will open U.S. stores in 2019
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Rock bottom: Tracing the decline of diamond retail
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Why CVS is worried about Amazon
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Amazon Could Bankrupt These 3 Stocks
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Shopko's last day: Shoppers scour stores for final deals as bankrupt company shuts down
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El Paso: William 'Billy' Abraham bankruptcy cases near end with $12.6 million in property sales
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20 defunct mall stores we miss the most
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It's Too Risky To Bet On An Ascena Retail Turnaround
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Climate:

Cement Produces More Pollution Than All the Trucks in the World
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Farmers See Wettest 12 Months in US History
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USDA Hid Climate Change Report
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Mike Pence refuses to answer whether climate change is a threat to the U.S.
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White House tells agencies they no longer have to weigh a project's long-term climate impacts
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Agribusiness:

Rain makes corn — until it doesn't Farmland Underwater: Big Problem for Corn
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Healthcare:

A Booming Local Health-Care Industry Isn’t Always a Good Thing
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Is AARP Advocating For Older Americans Or For Itself?
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Some seniors weigh the idea of 'rational suicide'
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This clinic had two days to fix a lifetime of needs
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Diabetics taking desperate measures as cost of insulin skyrockets
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FactCheck: "The United States is the ONLY industrialized country without universal healthcare"
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CA: Doctors Selling Vaccine Exemptions
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Religion:

NM: 395 claims filed in church bankruptcy case
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Cleveland: Diocese releases names of priests accused of sexual abuse
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UK investigators 'truly shocked' at scale of past Birmingham clergy abuse
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Switzerland latest country to go after the Catholic Church for abuse
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Bishop Christopher Weldon’s legacy under cloud as district attorney receives abuse claim from Springfield diocese
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School no longer is recognized as Catholic after refusing archdiocese's order to fire gay teacher
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Newspapers:

Proposal to buy The Union Democrat filed in bankruptcy court
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Lakeway Publishers: No plans to close papers in bankruptcy
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Cannabis:

Marijuana Ties Are Hurting More Filers in Bankruptcy Courts
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Cannabis Recap
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Pharma:

Purdue Pharma CEO speaks on ‘challenging, rewarding’ tenure at OxyContin company
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Oklahoma's case against J&J includes video of baby quivering from opioid withdrawal
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Golf:

Guilford Lakes Golf Course Money Woes Has Officials Worried
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Taxis:

Uber, Lyft Could Fleece Consumers To Satisfy Wall Street's Thirst For Profits
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Uber and Lyft are fighting tooth and nail against a California bill that could make some drivers employees and bankrupt both companies
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She Took a Lyft Ride  and Disappeared
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Opera:

New York City Opera plans another reduced season
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Telecoms:

Frontier has Options to Avoid Bankruptcy, Aurelius Says Is Frontier Communications Going To File Chapter 11 Or Pay Down Debt And Survive?
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Coal:

Analysts say US coal merger not anti-competitive
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Crypto:

How not to manage risk at a cryptocurrency provider
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Aviation:

Here are all the investigations and lawsuits that Boeing and the FAA are facing after the 737 Max crashes killed almost 350 people
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Mass Torts:

A juror claimed there was a 'child game' happening within the jury that nailed J&J with a huge asbestos verdict
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Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (19 new filings today)
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Automatic Stay:

Seventh Circuit Smackdown of City of Chicago
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Bankruptcy Policy:

How to Be Good
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Litigation:

1st Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Loan Transaction Summary Admissible Under FRE 803(b) Business Record Exemption to Hearsay Rule
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Discharge:

The Supreme Court Rejects a Strict Liability Standard for Considering Violations of the Discharge Injunction
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Tulsa Man Sentenced for Defrauding Bank of Nearly $5 Million
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Miscellaneous:

Rochelle
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Electricity:

Could PG&E's Bankruptcy Chill the Renewable Power Market?
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PG&E fire-safety shutdowns: 'We're all freaking out about it' PG&E to at-risk residents: prepare to lose power for five days PG&E found problems with lines after cutting power to 22,000 during hot June windstorm PG&E Says High Winds Caused Damage to Lines During Preventive Power Outage PG&E says you should prepare before the power goes out
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PG&E shareholders approve new board amid protests outside Inside PG&E's annual shareholders meeting PG&E Boards of Directors Reaffirm Commitment to Operational Excellence, Further Reducing Wildfire Risk and Expeditious Compensation of Wildfire Victims
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One Thing California's Chief, PG&E Agree On Is a Wildfire Fund
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Newsom unveils $24 billion plan to tackle wildfires, PG&E bankruptcy Newsom Proposes Huge Wildfire Insurance Fund for State's Big Power Companies California governor to propose 'liquidity fund' to address wildfire costs If PG&E Wants Newsom's Fire Aid, Here's What It Has to Do
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PG&E to float $31 billion restructuring plan
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Fraud:

This Is the Likely Deal Lori Loughlin Turned Down to Take Her Chances in Court
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McFarland Pleads Guilty to USC Bribes
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For Ponzi Victims, the Aftermath Is Long
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Dodgy diamond dealer files for bankruptcy amid fraud accusations
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Malaysia's 1MDB criminal case against Goldman Sachs is now delayed until September
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Student Debt:

Student debt scams flourish with rise in robocalls, advocates say
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Sanders to propose canceling entire $1.6 trillion in US student loan debt
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Personal Finance:

CFOs Reveal Dumb Reimbursement Requests
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Travel:

2 Royal Air Force fighter jets were scrambled to escort a British passenger plane home after an 'extremely disruptive' customer tried to open the door mid-flight
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UK:

Five arrests in Patisserie Valerie scandal
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Monsoon seeks rent cut in 'difficult' trading
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Austerity Has Ravaged U.K. Communities. It Has Also Spurred Reinvention.
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This new poll finds widespread Islamophobia among Conservative Party members
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Police Called to Johnson's Home on Altercation Boris Johnson refuses to answer questions about 'row with partner' Boris' Neighbors Confirm Fight with Partner
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Partner of mum who died from breast cancer is left bankrupt after she refused NHS treatment
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PIIGS:

Portugal Committed to Reducing Debt, Economy Minister Says
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Canada:

Money woes prompt private digital arts college to pause classes
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MENA:

Trump Will Have New Iranian Sanctions on Monday Trump Warns of More Iran Sanctions Yet Few Targets Left for U.S. Trump's most dovish advisers win out on Iran as the president replays the 'maximum pressure strategy' he used against North Korea Iran says that US cyberattacks — said to be Trump's preferred retaliation — didn't work Trump Talks Up Hope of a New Iran Deal Iran lawmakers chant "Death to America" as U.S. called "terrorist" Chris Wallace Doubts Trump's Iran Claims Trump Was Warned on Iran Deal and War US Launched Cyberattack Against Iran Trump says he'll negotiate any deal with Iran as long as it bans nuclear weapons John Bolton says military action against Iran is still on the table The Trump Doctrine on Iran Secretary of State Pompeo says US is prepared to negotiate with Iran without preconditions Pompeo Seeks Global Coalition Against Iran Chance of US-Iran Tensions is Escalating
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After years of war and drought, Iraq's bumper crop is burning
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Palestinians Reject Kushner's Plan Kushner Mideast Peace Plan: Buy Them Off See the details of the White House economic plan for the Palestinians US peace plan could spell turmoil in Jordan White House unveils $50 billion Palestinian economic plan Kushner's Plan Could Actually Be the Cure for an Ailing Palestinian Economy Broad Arab Rejection of Kushner Peace Plan
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Trump won't say if he'll follow UN recommendation on Khashoggi probe Trump on Khashoggi Murder and Saudi Human Rights Abuses: We 'Take Their Money' Trump dismisses killing of journalist by Saudi agents
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India:

Insolvency proceedings against Jet Airways begin Monty Python and the unholy fail of Jet Airways Bitter message to Jet staff: IRP says salary dues may not be settled fully How will Jet’s insolvency process play out? Unholy fall of Jet Airways, a parrot the bankers killed with kindness
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Debt-ridden man attempts suicide after killing wife, children
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Australia:

Insolvent trusts the same as companies, High Court rules
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$52 million tax avoidance 'fraud' lands high-profile barrister a four-year ban
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Insolvency test case rules in employees’ favor
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Mexico:

Fallen angel? Pemex's wings clipped by the bond market
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Barbados:

Ince warns of 'dangerous' debt crisis
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Zimbabwe:

Zimbabwe President Wants New Currency, IMF Loan in Revival Bid
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Iceland:

Icelanders in shock as tourism collapse halts economic miracle
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Asia:

Mayer Brown: High Yield Bonds In Asia
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Belgium:

Belgian Prince Henri de Croÿ tax avoidance network
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