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Joe Biden moves quickly to make his mark on US federal courts
By The Washington Post
Ann E. Marimow and Matt Viser
Washington - President Joe Biden s top advisers have spent months building an extensive pipeline of judicial nominees to fill court vacancies throughout the country, attempting to swiftly remake portions of the judiciary and undo one of his predecessor s most significant achievements.
President Donald Trump dramatically reshaped the courts over his four-year term with a record pace of nominations, and now Biden - who took part in hundreds of confirmations as the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee - is eager to leave his mark with nominees of his own.
Vinson & Elkins Attracts Nationally Recognized Renewable Energy Team
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NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Vinson & Elkins announced today it has expanded its market leading Renewable and Sustainable Energy and Tax practices with the addition of a nationally recognized renewable energy finance team that includes partners Sean Moran, Mike Joyce, Lauren Collins and Aaron Prince, counsel Josh Heideman and Trevor Shelton, and a number of talented associates.
This team brings to V&E a broad-based and sophisticated energy and infrastructure finance practice and comprehensive experience in acquisitions and tax equity. Each was previously with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati LLP.
They Supported âDefund the Police.â Then the Mayoral Campaign Began.
Most of the leading mayoral candidates have been wary of embracing the âdefund the policeâ movement, which has lost some mainstream political momentum.
Many in the Democratic field for mayor have backed away from the defund movement, reframing the issue as a broader need for changes to city policing.Credit.Byron Smith for The New York Times
Feb. 3, 2021
Nearly eight months ago, Scott M. Stringer stood in Brooklyn before an angry, unsettled gathering to memorialize the death of George Floyd. The best way to honor him, Mr. Stringer said, was to send a clear message to City Hall: âItâs time to defund the N.Y.P.D. now.â
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