September 21, 2022

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Law:

Ropes & Gray sets 'anchor days' for in-office work as many BigLaw firms skirt issue
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Will Biglaw Firms Use Layoff Fears To Get Associates Back Into The Office?
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Raines Feldman Continues to Attract Top New York Talent as Leaders of Elite Corporate and Bankruptcy Boutiques Reunite
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Amy Wax Moves To Dismiss Disciplinary Action, Still Raising Legal Defense Funds That She Claims Are Tax-Deductible Amy Wax submits memorandum for dismissal of disciplinary proceedings, citing cancer treatment Amy Wax Submits 59-Page Memo Seeking Postponement Of Penn Disciplinary Proceedings, Citing Cancer Treatment
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Where Have All The (Aspiring) Law Profs Gone?
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Paul Hastings Former Chair-Elect O'Sullivan Leaves Law Firm
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Ask A Legal Recruiter: Is It Weird If You Take A Vacation 3 Months After Lateraling?
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Big Law Gender Gap: Re-imagining the Legal Workforce
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Gibson Dunn Looks Into Strip Club Visit... Still Bills Less Than Champagne Room
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July 2022 Florida Bar Exam Results: Florida International Is #1 For 8th Year In A Row
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ABA Gives Puerto Rico Law Schools 3 Additional Years To Meet 75% Bar Pass Standard; Supreme Court Lowers Bar Exam Cut Score To Help Schools Keep Accreditation
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Tom Girardi's possessions head to auction, from Steinway piano to Pokemon
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Trump legal team balks at judge's declassification questions Trump team resists special master's request to explain declassification of Mar-a-Lago documents Trump Arguments Greeted Skeptically by Special Master He Sought Trump Lawyers' Wink And Nudge Declassification Innuendo Fails To Impress Special Master Trump's Lawyers Again Skirt Question of Declassification in Documents Inquiry Will Trump be indicted in Mar-a-Lago documents case? His lawyers see possibility, object to special master request Special Master expresses skepticism with Trump team's assertions 'As Far as I'm Concerned, That's the End of It': Skeptical Special Master Presses Trump's Lawyers on Declassification Evasions at Hearing 'You don't get to have your cake and eat it too': What Trump's hand-picked special master tells his lawyers when they refuse to explain how the ex-president 'declassified' docs Special master presses Trump team for evidence that he declassified records Trump asks appeals court to reject DOJ request to keep reviewing classified Mar-a-Lago docs Former Officials in GOP Administrations Rejected by Judge in Mar-a-Lago Case Turn to 11th Circuit How Judge Cannon broke with conservatives in Trump documents case Trump's Attorneys Say Feds Have 'Criminalized a Document Dispute' as Red States Rush to Slam 'Biden Administration's Unprecedented Nine-Hour Search' of Mar-a-Lago Arbiter in Trump docs probe signals intent to move quickly
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Veterans group presses state and local prosecutors to go after far-right Patriot Front
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After suspension, Judicial Watch founder alleges legal 'jihad' to remove pro-Trump lawyers
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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Sues Merrick Garland with Help of Alan Dershowitz in Bid to Get Cell Phone Back
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Trump White House Lawyer Eric Herschmann Called BS On Trump's Personal Lawyers
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Video shows 'unauthorized access' to Ga. election equipment Footage shows Trump allies handling Georgia voting equipment Trump defends 'perfect' call with Raffensperger amid threat of prison sentences from Georgia probe
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Jan. 6 Committee Sees Final Hearing Next Week, Racing Year-End Clock Pennsylvania QAnon Follower Quoted Expressing 'Need to Kill' Joe Biden Pleads Guilty to Jan. 6-Related Felony Members of far-right group America First charged in connection with Jan. 6 riot
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House to vote on election law overhaul in response to Jan. 6
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Trump rape accuser E. Jean Carroll plans new lawsuit against former president
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U.S. sets record with more than 2 million encounters at Mexico border DeSantis' office says migrants are better off in Massachusetts than they would have been in Texas DeSantis defends migrant flights as scrutiny mounts DeSantis: Migrants' flights to Martha's Vineyard 'clearly voluntary' DeSantis to critics: You're more outraged over Martha's Vineyard flights than migrant deaths Criminal Investigation Opened Into DeSantis Migrant Flights to Martha's Vineyard Texas Sheriff Getting Threats After Saying He'd Investigate DeSantis for Migrant Plane Stunt Doubts rise over whether DeSantis had budget authority to fly migrants DeSantis apparently sending new plane of migrants to Biden's summer home White House says it's tracking potential migrant flight to Delaware Biden on reports DeSantis sending migrants to Delaware: 'He should come visit' McConnell on GOP migrant transports: 'well-to-do blue enclaves' finally facing border reality Amazon, hotel chains among firms vowing to hire 20,000 refugees Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard file class-action suit against DeSantis Venezuelan Migrants Slap Gov. Ron DeSantis with Federal Class Action Lawsuit for Flying Them to Martha's Vineyard in 'Fraudulent' Scheme GOP 'stunts' with migrants sweep up those fleeing regimes they denounce
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Graham: Abortion 'not a states' rights issue' Doctors say Graham's abortion ban would force women to have transvaginal ultrasounds Graham throws another wrench into GOP's abortion messaging How Fetal Personhood and Fetal Estate Lawsuits Threaten Abortion Rights These male politicians are pushing for women who receive abortions to be punished with prison time
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Adnan Syed of 'Serial' podcast fame released to home detention after judge vacates murder conviction Murder victim's family feels betrayed by release of 'Serial' subject Adnan Syed: lawyer Adnan Syed from 'Serial' cleared a legal hurdle. But is justice served? Will Adnan Syed face another trial in the murder of Hae Min Lee?
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Two decomposed bodies found in ex-Rhode Island mayor's home: report
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From Life Behind Bars To Becoming Opposing Counsel: How Sentencing Reform Can Shape The Law
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The U.S. Has a Jails Suicide Crisis on Its Hands
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Off-Duty Arizona Cop Who Shot Man, 61, in Wheelchair from Behind Acted with 'Depraved State of Mind': Lawsuit
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Georgia Attorney Sentenced for Road Rage Murder of Man He Suspected of Throwing a Golf Ball at His Mercedes
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Florida Man Murdered His Ex-Wife and Her Adult Son Amid Dispute over Electric Bill: Deputies
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The Department of Justice Undercounted at Least 990 Prison and Arrest-Related Deaths, Senate Subcommittee Finds
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Man Who Lost Wife and Daughter in Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash Settles All Claims over Los Angeles County Photos for Nearly $20 Million
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Beyond Meat COO Bit Man's Face, Ripped the 'Flesh' from the 'Tip of the Nose' Following Traffic Incident Outside Football Stadium: Cops Beyond Meat suspends executive after he was arrested on suspicion of biting a man's nose
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Charter must pay murder victim's family $1.15 bln, Texas judge rules, article with image
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Judges:

Hon. Harlin DeWayne Hale (Ret.) Joins JAMS in Dallas
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Judiciary Repeats Call for Improved Security for Judges, Acts on Administrative Issues
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Federal judiciary to survey employees nationally on harassment, misconduct, article with image
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Judiciary Expects Disclosure Database Will Be Ready in November
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Abortion Recusals Raise Questions About Reasons Judges Opt Out
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Republican Supreme Court to Decide If Democrats Are Allowed to Win Elections Anymore
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Litigation Funder Wins $1.2 Million Over Lawyer-Judge Connection
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The profound pessimism of Clarence Thomas
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The most powerful supermajority
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Kagan warns the Supreme Court must 'act like a court' to keep Americans' faith
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The Supreme Court can't escape the 2020 presidential race and is already involved in 2024 politics
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An unsung hero of our Supreme Court
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Wall Street:

Stock futures rise slightly ahead of the Federal Reserve's expected interest rate hike
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Major averages close about 1% lower as yields rise ahead of Fed rate decision
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Goldman Sachs is going through a massive transformation under CEO David Solomon
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Goldman Sachs banker kept spreadsheet ranking female recruits' bodies: ex-employee
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Wall Street Banks Set to Lose About $600 Million on Citrix Debt
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Layoffs:

Layoffs, shutdowns hit mortgage industry as high rates crush lending
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Gap eliminating about 500 corporate jobs as sales fall
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Layoffs loom on the horizon, some economists say
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Centura Health laying off 1% of workforce in Colorado and Kansas
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St. Vincent Charity Medical Center to lay off 978 workers as it ends inpatient care
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Duke Realty merger causing 120 layoffs in Indianapolis
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Joseph Randall Convicted of Bankruptcy Fraud Lake Charles jury convicts man of bankruptcy fraud and tax evasion
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Utilities:

California Produce Plant to Ditch Grid, Use Fuel Cells and Solar
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Agribusiness:

Food Supply Stays Tight as Disappointing U.S. Harvest Adds to Global Challenges
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Pharma:

The Inflation Reduction Act aims to lower drug costs — but here's how Big Pharma could get around it
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Politics:

UN chief: World is 'paralyzed' and equity is slipping away
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Youngkin tests '24 with swing tour
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Cruz plans cross-country stumps
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Mike Pence keeps mum about 2024 presidential run during Utah visit
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Coons: Biden may wait 'til next year to decide on re-election bid Democrats say Biden needs a strong midterm to run for reelection
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Biden's Latest 42% Job Approval Similar to Prior Presidents'
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Poll: Kemp up big on Abrams, Warnock-Walker tied
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McConnell's closed-door confidence
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Dozens of Trump's phony electors, many under investigation, still hold powerful GOP jobs in key states
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DeSantis tops Trump by 8 points among Florida Republicans in new poll
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Primary Season Ends With Pro-Trump Nominees Giving Hope to Democrats
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Cowboys for Trump cofounder appeals ban from public office
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What the numbers really say about abortion and Democrats in the midterms
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Manchin decries 'revenge politics' amid GOP resistance to permitting effort GOP's bad blood threatens Manchin side deal Manchin, allies turn up the heat on permitting reform
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Dems close to deal on pre-election revival of police funding bills
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Biden endorses bill to disclose super PAC donors: 'Dark money erodes' trust
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Latino voters are being flooded with even more misinformation in 2022 Yes, most Latinos are Christian. No, that doesn't make them anti-abortion The power of Hispanic voters, in 10 charts Democrats lost ground with Latino voters in 2020. Will the midterms be worse?
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Michael Gableman, who produced no evidence of 2020 election fraud in $1 million review, now suggests the country needs revolution
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Economy:

The Fed Is Getting Even Tougher on Inflation. Here's What To Watch First. US Fed opens policy meeting with steep rate hike on the table High inflation in sight, Fed to signal more rate hikes ahead 'Rip off the Band-Aid': Wells Fargo makes case for a 150 basis point hike at Fed meeting The Fed has to balance its latest rate hike with trying not to tank the economy. Here's what to know. Mohamed El-Erian expects the Fed to keep interest rates higher for longer - and warns Russia's warmongering has clouded the market outlook
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Rising interest rates, inflation leading consumers to rack up credit card debt
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'Close All Shorts' Echoes Across Trading Rooms Ahead of Pivotal Fed Meeting
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Overstretched US companies feel pinch of higher borrowing costs
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Billionaire David Rubenstein warns if Fed hikes 100 basis points it would be 'shocking' to the market
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Biden FactCheck: "Incomes are up." "This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we've) reduced the debt."
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"Dr. Doom" Roubini Expects a 'Long, Ugly' Recession and Stocks Sinking 40%
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Clashing Company Views Complicate Fed Bid to Sidestep Recession
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Why US Inflation Is Headed Down
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Europe turns on China China spent a record-breaking $8.3 billion on Russian energy in just 1 month as Europe shuns the supplies The EU's upcoming ban on Russian crude could shift 1 million barrels a day to these 7 nations next year, energy researcher says Nobel Prize-winning physicist urges Italians to cook pasta with the stove off to save 8 minutes of gas and reduce soaring energy bills U.S. Senators Want Secondary Sanctions On Russian Oil Europe's Scramble For Oil And Gas Is Causing A Tanker Shortage UK Plans to Slash Wholesale Prices of Business Energy Bills Germany's Energy Nationalization Unlikely to Be Europe's Last Germany to Inject $8 Billion in Uniper in Nationalization Plan Germany Nationalizes Gas Giant Uniper to Avert Winter Energy Collapse Dutch Presents $16 Billion Plan to Ease Energy Crisis Pain Russia Considers Huge Tax Hike on Oil, Gas Germany Raids Properties Linked to Russian Oligarch Usmanov European Gas Jumps on Winter Risks as Putin Steps Up Ukraine War Europe's Deepening Energy Crisis Pushes Bill to $500 Billion France Asks EU to Raise Aid Caps for Firms Facing Energy Crisis
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Charted: The Working Hours of Americans at Different Income Levels
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Here's how the food and energy crises are connected
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People are deciding you can't have it all: 1 in 3 workers say they fear kids will set their career back
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'Ultra high net worth' individuals with $50M or more spike to record high: report
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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:

August Housing Starts: Record Number of Housing Units Under Construction Housing Starts Increased to 1.575 million Annual Rate in August
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August Housing Data Reflects a Slowing Market
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Mortgage demand rises for the first time in six weeks, despite sharply higher interest rates MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
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Climate change could wipe $108 billion from U.S. property market, study finds
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The home price correction is spreading—this interactive map shows if your local housing market is impacted
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Lumber prices jump on a surprise rebound in new home construction last month
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Builders Shift to Apartments as US Mortgage Rates Deter Homebuyers
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Controversial Fones Cliffs to finally hit Bankruptcy Auction Block in Northern Neck
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Tepper-led GT Real Estate's bankruptcy plan advances
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Municipalities:

PREPA judge appears to want more mediation
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80% of Puerto Rico still without power as island reels Fiona's outages rekindle anger over Puerto Rico's privatized electric grid New York AG Pushes for US Probe of Power Debacle in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico power grid no match for Fiona; residents unsurprised Billions of dollars went to repair Puerto Rico's electric grid, but it still failed
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Most Puerto Ricans Have No Electricity or Clean Water After Hurricane Fiona
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Puerto Rico's hurricane déjà vu: How did we get here?
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Footage after Hurricane Fiona shows Puerto Rico underwater 'Could not imagine': Puerto Ricans assess Hurricane Fiona devastation exactly 5 years after Maria
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Jackson water crisis spurs calls to bring the federal hammer down on Mississippi Jackson residents file class-action suit against Mississippi officials seeking damages for water crisis
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1 in 4 Flint residents had PTSD 5 years after water crisis: study
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Chicago's High Property Taxes Pay for Squeezed Retiree Benefits
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Oil/Gas:

The economic and political forces impacting domestic oil and gas prices and production and how such assets are dealt with, when there exists financial distress, under the U.S. bankruptcy laws
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Oil & Gas Jobs Are Bouncing Back In The Lone Star State
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Oil Prices Rise Despite Expectations Of Another Interest Rate Hike
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GM to sell up to 175,000 electric vehicles to Hertz through 2027
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Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Enters Catch-Up Mode
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GM backs setting tough U.S. emissions targets for 2030
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A giant fire is burning at a BP refinery in Ohio
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Mass Torts:

J&J's Strategy on Cancer Suits Questioned by Appeals Court Johnson & Johnson defends bankruptcy play in appeals court, but plaintiffs call it a 'bad faith' move Cancer victims suing Johnson & Johnson over talc products urge court to end bankruptcy roadblock
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CVS, Walmart reach $147.5 million opioid settlement with West Virginia -attorney general
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Judge Orders New Bankruptcy Officials in Alex Jones Case Infowars lawyer, manager barred from bankruptcy case over conflicts Alex Jones Is Being Allowed to Make His Second Trial an On-Air Circus Too Alex Jones makes 1st appearance outside Sandy Hook trial The YouTube Channel Streaming Alex Jones's Trial Disabled The Chat Because Of Threats To Sandy Hook Victims' Families Alex Jones Calls Judge 'Tyrant' for Ordering Him to Enter a Plea
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Bankruptcy Judge Orders Independent Review of Alex Jones's Infowars Over Conflicts
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Crypto:

Classifying Creditors in Digital Asset Bankruptcy Cases
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The Tricky Business of Calculating Crypto's Market Value
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Sam Bankman-Fried's Alameda Research to repay $200M to Voyager
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Binance Offers $50M for Bankrupt Voyager's Crypto Assets FTX and Binance lead bids for bankrupt crypto lender Voyager
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Crypto Lawyers Bet Big on Class Action Lawsuits as Market Slides
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No one's using crypto to pay for things anymore, JPMorgan payments boss says
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Profanity May Be The Cause Of Crypto Trading Firm Wintermute's $160 Million Hack
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What crisis? High-stakes crypto lending looks here to stay
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How state regulators supplanted the feds in policing crypto markets
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Luxury cars seized from 23-year-old 'Crypto King' as investors try to recoup millions Downfall of Canada's Lambo driving 'Crypto King' reportedly sees $35M in losses
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'Bitcoin Pharaoh' ordered to pay $3.7B by court to compensate investors
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Retailing:

Amazon Air Cargo Flights Grow at Slowest Pace Since Early Pandemic
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Home-Goods Retailers Jolted by Slowdown in Housing Market
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Labor:

Hundreds of Home Depot Workers File Petition to Unionize in Philadelphia
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The staying power of quiet quitting
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GEICO Tells Workers They Have 'Right to Contact Police' If Union Organizers Visit Their House
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Food/Beverage:

Restaurant Staff Shortages Are Easing in Shift for US Labor Market
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Landlord: Happy Joe's vacated Bettendorf HQ prior to bankruptcy declaration
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Sports:

NBA fines Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards $40,000 for anti-gay remarks
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Climate:

Fuel firms should pay for climate harm, UN leaders told
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The unequal toll of climate disasters
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Climate change drives record North Atlantic marine heat wave
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Fiona wallops Turks and Caicos, Puerto Rico still stunned Hurricane Fiona could reach Category 4, nears Turks and Caicos How a Category 1 hurricane did so much damage in Puerto Rico Hurricane Fiona strengthens to a Category 4 as it moves away from Turks and Caicos Fiona threatens to become Category 4 storm headed to Bermuda
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Dutch climate policies not enough to meet 2030 goals - policy adviser
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Marshall Islands urges U.S. to better address climate change and its nuclear legacy
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Some 230 whales beached in Tasmania; rescue efforts underway
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Furniture:

Bankruptcy Court Approves Sale of Corsicana Mattress
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Distressed Investing:

In Movies, Makeup, And Markets, Distress Comes Roaring Back
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Healthcare:

1 in 10 Adults, 1 in 5 Teens Depressed Young people are driving a rise in mental health spending
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More than 4 in 5 of U.S. pregnancy-related deaths are avoidable, CDC says
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Experts alarmed by COVID vaccination rates among America's youngest kids
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New York City dropping COVID vaccine mandate for private-sector employees, students
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Survey: 67% Of Employers To Prioritize Controlling Healthcare Costs Over Next 3 Years
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Cancer death rates continue to fall, driven by new treatments and improved screening
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (14 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (4 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

The wave of covid bankruptcies has begun
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Cross-Border:

Restructuring Plans and Chapter 11: A Transatlantic Perspective
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Professional Compensation:

Virginia Courts Confirm Standard for Approving Professional Fees in Complex Chapter 11 Cases
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Negotiation:

The Unwritten Law of Corporate Reorganizations
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Arbitration:

The Intersection of Bankruptcy and Arbitration
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Mediation:

Mediation And The Boy Scouts Bankruptcy: From A Court Opinion On Plan Confirmation
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Aviation:

Everyone hates the airport again
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The World's Biggest Airline
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American Airlines will add new premium suites in 2024 in race for high-paying travelers
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Student Debt:

Inside preparations to challenge Biden's student loan forgiveness 22 GOP state governors are trying to block Biden's student-loan forgiveness even though millions of their residents could benefit
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More than 3.5 million Californians to get student loan forgiveness. Here's the count in each state White House releases state-by-state student debt forgiveness estimates
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Education:

What the Biden administration can do next to tackle rising college tuition
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The Dangerous Act Of Reading Is Under Attack
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Oklahoma Supreme Court rules school districts, not governor, should decide mask mandates
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Celebs:

Jon Hamm 'Wanted to Shake' Erika Girardi Over 'RHOBH' Earrings Debate: 'Honey, They Were Never Yours'
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Fraud:

Feds charge dozens in Minnesota in alleged scheme to steal $250 million in pandemic aid Feds: 47 exploited pandemic to steal $250M from food program Defendants allegedly used money taken from the program to buy luxury cars and homes. It's the largest Covid-related fraud uncovered to date How alleged plot exploited pandemic to net $250M
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U.S. Justice Department launches COVID-19 fraud strike force groups
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They put their faith in a God-fearing man selling them tiny homes. Now they're suing him for fraud.
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Tech:

Two Republican judges just let Texas seize control of Twitter and Facebook The Fifth Circuit's Social Media Decision: A Dangerous Example of First Amendment Absolutism The 5th Circuit Puts the 1st Amendment in a Blender & Whips Up a Terrible #MAGA Kool-Aid
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Elon Musk Will Sit for Deposition in Twitter Case Next Week
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Autos:

Hertz Customers Allege False-Arrest Problem Continues After Bankruptcy
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Ford stock suffers worst day since 2011 after cost warning, shedding $7 billion in market value
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Sovereigns:

India starts debt-restructuring talks with Sri Lanka, vows support Sri Lanka to Ensure Equity Among Creditors in Debt Restructure Sri Lanka expecting financial assurances from bilateral creditors after Friday
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Ecuador and China Reach Agreement to Restructure Billions of Debt
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Ghana Set to Start Debt-Restructuring Talks for Local Bonds
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Averting debt disaster in the developing world
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UK:

The UK Insolvency Service's New Consultation on the Adoption of Two Insolvency-Related UNCITRAL Model Laws
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UK Government Borrowing Swells Ahead of Truss Tax Cut Program
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Londoners to Fund £500 Million Bailout for Tube Network
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UK Unveils Multi-Billion Pound Plan to Help Businesses With Winter Energy Bills
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Rail Workers Join Mass Strike on Eve of Tory Party Conference
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Bonuses For British Bankers? Truss Acknowledges Some Policies May Be Unpopular as UK May Scrap Bonus Cap
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With ceremonies over, King Charles III faces biggest task
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All the ways Harry was snubbed by own family at Queen funeral
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UK dock worker strike hits supply chain for companies including Ford
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EU:

Lagarde Sees More ECB Interest-Rate Hikes After 'Frontloading'
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Euro Extends Losses as Ukraine Concerns Add to Fed Jitters
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Russia:

4 Ukrainian regions schedule votes this week to join Russia Kremlin-backed separatists in Ukraine plan votes to join Russia Understanding Russia's planned referendum in Ukraine Russia Rushes to Annex Occupied Ukraine to Counter Kyiv's Gains Russia's bid to annexe parts of Ukraine with sham referenda is 'doomed' to fail
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U.S. Attorney General, Ukraine's Top Prosecutor to Work Together on War Crimes Prosecution - Justice Dept
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Erdogan says Russia should return all captured Ukrainian territory.
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Putin 'Going All In' to Turn Ukraine War Into Conflict With NATO, Ally Says
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Ukraine dominates UN General Assembly Biden to urge allied nations for more Ukraine support at UN General Assembly Ukraine at U.N.: We need a Nuremberg-style war crimes trial Biden to rally leaders against Russia's 'naked aggression' in UN speech One year later, growing global perils as Biden returns to UN How the UN Became a Bystander to the World's Biggest Flashpoint Biden aims to rally world leaders behind Ukraine in U.N. remarks At UN, hope peeks through the gloom despite a global morass
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Zelenskyy says world must 'choose sides' as he beams in to revived Clinton event
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Putin mobilizes more troops for Ukraine war, threatens West with nuclear retaliation Putin is cornered and dangerous – the prospect of a nuclear war is now closer than ever Putin's 'partial mobilisation' will send tens of thousands to their deaths Ukraine is using Russian tanks abandoned by retreating troops to solidify counteroffensive, report Russians believe they can win the war. Here are 3 reasons why Chilling footage shows flesh-melting thermite rain bombs blitzing Ukraine town as Russia steps up barbaric tactics
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The Ragtag Army That Won the Battle of Kyiv and Saved Ukraine
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Mass graves in Izyum, Ukraine, may be 'worse' than in Bucha, Biden adviser says
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Kremlin's New Hail Mary Shows Putin Is More Panicked Than Ever
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Italy:

Giorgia Meloni set to become Italy's first far-right leader since Mussolini
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Germany:

In Germany, energy price shock triggers fears of insolvency wave
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Germany hospitals threatened with insolvency due to energy crisis
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German Union Wants $3,000 for Low-Paid Bankers Hit by Inflation
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France:

France Prepares To Nationalize Its Struggling Nuclear Industry
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Send asylum-seekers to 'underpopulated' countryside, says Macron
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China:

Anxious Kaisa investors throw good money after bad
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Builder China Fortune Land's Debt Plan Meets Creditor Resistance
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U.S. Treasury Official Criticizes China's 'Unconventional' Debt Practices
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US Urges China to Step Up to Tackle Rising World Debt-Overhang Risk
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China softens Taiwan rhetoric as U.S. and Canadian warships sail through strait China Says It Has Patience Needed to Bring Taiwan Under Control
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China's Vast 14,000-Bed Covid Isolation Center Revealed in Drone Footage
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India:

IBBI says 365 companies voluntarily liquidated so far
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Solving the problem of interest and insolvency
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Rainbow Papers Judgment- A Step Backwards in Insolvency
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IBBI's attempt to formalise the fee structure for Resolution Professionals
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Bankruptcy Board amends regulations to reduce delays in insolvency process
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Asia:

The legal framework for restructuring distressed companies in Asia needs local adaptation
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South Korea:

Debt-ridden KEPCO under fire for hefty employee bonuses
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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong man arrested after paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
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Switzerland:

Corporate restructuring under revised Swiss company law
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Denmark:

Danish Central Bank Expects Economy to Contract Next Year
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