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Private Student Loan Update: Second Circuit Finds “Educational Benefit” Category of Section 523 Does Not Apply to Private Student Loans

Arnold Porter

First, Navient attempted to read “loan” into the text of the second category, Section 523(a)(8)(A)(ii), but the court found that “when Congress includes particular language in one section. it is generally presumed that Congress acts intentionally.” but omits it in another. LLC (In re McDaniel), 973 F.3d

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New York Releases Much Awaited Roadmap for Deploying 10 Gigawatts of Distributed Solar by 2030

Law and Environment

In September of this year, Governor Hochul announced a framework to do just that, setting 10 gigawatts (GWs) of deployed distributed solar by 2030 as the goal, enough to power 700,000 New York homes – even more than the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’s (CLCPA) six-GW deployment requirement. Community Adder.

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DOJ Defeats Motion to Dismiss in Precedent-Setting Criminal Wage-Fixing Case

Arnold Porter

and in October 2019, Doha Mekki, then Counsel to the AAG, testified before Congress about the harms to competition in the labor market and the DOJ’s response.[[N: This Advisory is intended to be a general summary of the law and does not constitute legal advice. 19, 2018).]]

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CEQ Recommends Carbon Capture Policy Fixes to Congress for the Path Ahead

Arnold Porter

The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) recently issued a report to Congress on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) that outlines a variety of policy recommendations to bolster CCS projects in the US. CEQ cited an example of a CO2 pipeline project that successfully took advantage of the FAST-41 process in 2019.

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Rethinking the Willow Project: Did BLM Have Other Options?

Law Columbia

In 1976, in the National Petroleum Reserves Act (“Reserves Act”), Congress transferred authority over the NPR-A from the Secretary of the Navy to the Secretary of the Interior. million acres between 1999 and 2019. The land covered by ConocoPhillips’ NPR-A leases falls into the second category.

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Reading the Tea Leaves: Biden’s and California’s Vehicle Regs at the D.C. Circuit

Legal Planet

Previously, I taught law school, practiced solo, worked in the Appellate Section of the Justice Department’s Environmental and Natural Resources Division – and way back, I, like you, had the great honor of clerking for Justice Stevens. Maybe we could start by having you say a bit about yourself and your role in the Texas case.

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The VALID Act & 21st Century Cures 2.0: What Industry Needs to Know

Arnold Porter

Just before the July 4 recess, legislators in the House and Senate put down two important markers for biomedical legislation expected to be in play for next year’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) User Fee Amendments (UFA) discussions in Congress. The Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 (H.R.