'Keyboard Terrorism' Against Officials Gets Colo. Man 3 Years

By Thy Vo

A Colorado federal judge Thursday sentenced a man to just over three years in prison for social media posts threatening to kill a state judge, the state's top election official and federal law enforcement, citing the seriousness of his "keyboard terrorism" in denying a plea for leniency.

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Colo. Court Says No Immunity For Telecom From Injury Suit

By Thy Vo

Colorado appellate judges on Thursday ruled that a telecommunications provider lacked authority over a sidewalk where a cyclist was injured and can't be shielded from liability by a recreational use law, reversing a trial court decision in favor of the company.

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Ex-Atty's Death In Colo. Jail Sparks Suit Over Medical Neglect

By Craig Clough

The family of a disbarred attorney imprisoned for felony theft sued three members of the medical staff at the prison where he died, alleging in Colorado federal court Wednesday their neglect resulted in Steven Bachar dying from cardiac arrest after he asked for days for proper medical attention.

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High Court Restores Federal Approval Of Utah Oil Railway

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the federal government's approval of a rail project intended to haul crude oil out of Utah's Uinta Basin.

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Judge Sees No Harm In BLM Drill Permits Near Colo. Grassland

By Tom Lotshaw

A Colorado federal judge said an environmental group failed to show standing for a suit challenging the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's refusal to mitigate surface pollution from oil and gas wells on state and private lands on and around the Pawnee National Grassland.

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DOT Calls States' EV Charging Funding Suit Premature

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Department of Transportation urged a Washington federal judge to reject an attempt by 16 states to block the Trump administration from cutting off funding for electric vehicle charging projects, saying their claims aren't yet ripe for review.

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Colo. Builder Slams 'Unconstitutional' Affordable Housing Fees

By Isaac Monterose

The city of Denver is unconstitutionally forcing homebuilders to contribute to an affordable housing fund before they can obtain development permits, a local developer said in a suit filed in Colorado federal court on Thursday.

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Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Competing in Brazilian jiujitsu – often against opponents who are much larger and younger than me – has allowed me to develop a handful of useful skills that foster the resilience and adaptability necessary for a successful legal career, says Tina Dorr of Barnes & Thornburg.

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Jenner & Block Fights DOJ Motion Over Exec Order

By Jake Maher

Jenner & Block LLP on Friday fought a bid from the U.S. Department of Justice to carve out part of a March executive order targeting the firm after the bulk of the order was tossed last week, in a dispute that could relate to future actions against the firm.

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The Path To $2B Merger Of Herbert Smith, Kramer Levin

By Tracey Read

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on Sunday will go live with their planned merger, which will combine 2,700 lawyers and more than $2 billion in revenue from both firms.

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Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Philippe & Jennifer Selendy

By Yun Park

Philippe and Jennifer Selendy, who met as associates at Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and married in 1997, each spent nearly three decades building distinguished legal careers. They now continue their partnership at Selendy Gay PLLC, founded in 2018, which has quickly grown into one of the nation's leading litigation firms, recovering more than $47 billion for their clients.

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AI Not Slowing Down Despite Ethical Risks, Experts Say

By Andrea Keckley

Following its rapid evolution in the past half-year alone, McDermott Will & Emery LLP Chief Information Officer Michael Shea predicted during a panel conversation Friday that artificial intelligence tools would see "pretty significant changes" over the next 12 months despite the challenges of putting guardrails around them.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Clement & Murphy PLLC leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a D.C. federal judge struck down President Donald Trump's executive order targeting WilmerHale.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

An investor is asking the Delaware Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of a new state law that broadens the protection of corporations in shareholder suits. And hundreds of general counsel are joining an online forum to stand up for the rule of law after President Donald Trump's executive orders against several corporate law firms.

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Akin Adds Ex-Federal Export And Security Head As Adviser

By James Mills

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is boosting its international trade practice, bringing in an expert in export enforcement with the U.S. Department of Commerce as a senior regulatory adviser.

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Trump Taps Paul Ingrassia To Lead Special Counsel's Office

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump has nominated Paul Ingrassia, a lawyer and former right-wing writer, to lead the Office of Special Counsel after firing the previous one.

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Workplace Bullying Can't Be A Rite Of Passage For Attys

By Andrea Keckley

As more than half of young lawyers cite workplace toxicity as the reason they left their jobs, a panel of attorneys said Friday that many of the professionals they've listened to aren't willing to dismiss bullying as a rite of passage.

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More Californians Face Legal Issues, But Get Less Help

By Jack Karp

The gap between the need for civil legal services for Californians and the help that is actually available has grown over the past five years, as has the income level of those affected by that gap, according to a new study from the State Bar of California.

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