DOI Greenlights Calif. Tribe's $700M Casino, Housing Project

By Crystal Owens

A California tribe is set to build a $700 million project near the San Francisco Bay area that is proposed to include a casino and resort, two dozen homes and a biological preserve, following years of litigation and controversy surrounding the endeavor.

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Tribes, Enviro Groups Say Mich. Ignored Climate In Tunnel OK

By Carolyn Muyskens

Native American tribes and environmental groups urged a quiet Michigan appeals panel Tuesday to undo state approval of Enbridge Energy's plan to dig an underground tunnel to house an underwater segment of an oil and natural gas pipeline.

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10th Circ. Rolls Back University's Win In Race, Sex Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

The Tenth Circuit revived a race and sex bias suit Tuesday from a Native American worker who said a university fired her after she faced discrimination and complained about it, stating she did enough to cast doubt on the institution's rationale that poor performance caused her termination.

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Tribe Members Look To Intervene In 8th Circ. Pipeline Case

By Joyce Hanson

Twenty members of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation have urged the Eighth Circuit to let them intervene in a Marathon Petroleum Corp. subsidiary's lawsuit challenging the Interior Department's reversal of decisions related to a pipeline crossing the reservation's land in North Dakota.

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Both Michigan US Attys Resign Ahead Of Inauguration

By Danielle Ferguson

Michigan's U.S. attorneys, Dawn Ison in the Eastern District and Mark Totten in the Western District, announced their departures this week ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

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5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

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Davis Wright Atty Says Firm Is Trying To Push Him Out

By Rachel Riley

An attorney employed by Davis Wright has launched a pro se employment discrimination lawsuit in Washington state court, accusing the firm of trying to "strong-arm" him into leaving after he reported what he described as misconduct by a partner and banishing him from its Seattle office when he threatened legal action.

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Holland & Knight Adds Ex-GOP Rep. To Policy Advisory Team

By Jack Rodgers

Holland & Knight LLP has hired seven-term Indiana Republican Congressman Larry Bucshon as a senior policy adviser.

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Mich. US Atty Talks Rooting Out Public Corruption 'Poison'

By Carolyn Muyskens

U.S. Attorney Mark Totten said Wednesday he's proud of his office's work prosecuting Michigan's former speaker for taking bribes from players in the state's nascent marijuana industry, calling the corruption crackdown vital to maintaining a healthy democracy, as he reflected on his time as the top federal prosecutor for the Western District of Michigan. 

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Former IRS Litigator Joins Jones Day In Boston

By David Hansen

Jones Day announced it added an experienced IRS litigator to its Boston office who will work as of counsel in the firm's tax practice.

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Trump's AG Pick Tries To Assure Congress On Independence

By Courtney Bublé

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general attempted to assuage uneasiness from Democrats on Wednesday, saying the U.S. Department of Justice will be free of politics and will not go after perceived enemies.

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Attys Name Evolving Legal Tech As Industry's Top Challenge

By Tracey Read

Adjusting to ever-evolving technology including artificial intelligence, automation and emerging legal tech is the biggest challenge facing the legal industry in 2025, according to a new survey by peer-review publication company Best Lawyers.

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McElroy Deutsch Can Go After Ex-Exec's $1M Home

By Jack Karp

A former business development director for McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP, whose husband pled guilty to stealing millions of dollars from the law firm, where they were both employed, cannot duck her onetime employer's legal claim on her $1 million house, a New Jersey state court judge has ruled.

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V&E Taps 3 Biz Leaders In London And Houston For C-Suite

By Andrea Keckley

Vinson & Elkins LLP announced a trio of promotions on Wednesday, appointing new leadership for the firm's non-U.S. operations and the team in charge of supporting practice group and legal department heads.

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Former FDA Official Joins King & Spalding Life Sciences Team

By Gianna Ferrarin

King & Spalding on Wednesday announced that a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration official has joined the firm's government matters and regulation practice group after an eight-year stint at the agency.

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New Jersey AG Deputy Steps Up To Director In Staff Shake-Up

By Carla Baranauckas

The deputy director of New Jersey's Division of Criminal Justice will rise to the division's top role later this month when the current director returns to the private sector as part of a staffing shuffle that includes filling the office's chief of staff, Attorney General Matt Platkin said Wednesday.

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Littler Adds Akin Sports Labor Trio To DC Shop

By Jack Rodgers

Littler Mendelson PC has hired the former co-chair of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's labor and sports law practices and two other Akin Gump attorneys. All three work on labor and employment matters related to sports, the firm announced Wednesday.

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