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NASA on Tuesday announced it has selected Austin, Texas-based 3D printing= company ICON for a $57.2 million contract to develop technologies to build= landing pads, roads and other infrastructure on the surface of the moon.

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TOP NEWS

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NASA Picks 3D Printing Co. For Lunar Construction Cont= ract

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By Nate Beck

NASA on Tuesday announced it has s= elected Austin, Texas-based 3D printing company ICON for a $57.2 million co= ntract to develop technologies to build landing pads, roads and other infra= structure on the surface of the moon.

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CIT Bars Retroactive Tariff Probes Under Enforcement L= aw

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By Alyssa Aquino

The U.S. Court of International Tr= ade ruled Monday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection cannot use the Enf= orce and Protect Act to investigate possible tariff evasion that occurred b= efore the law went into effect.

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4th Circ. Affirms Insurer's Win In Spat Over Ousted CF= O's Suit

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By Ben Zigterman

The Fourth Circuit affirmed a win = Tuesday for a Hartford unit seeking to avoid coverage of a lawsuit brought = against a Maryland contracting company by its former CFO, finding that the = underlying suit doesn't involve a workplace tort covered by the company's e= mployment practices liability policy.

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Feds Defend Use Of Foreign Parts In $430M Dredging Con= tract

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By Micah Danney

The U.S. Coast Guard defended a $4= 30 million dredging contract against allegations that the contracting compa= ny was illegally allowed to use foreign-sourced equipment parts, telling a = Texas federal court on Monday that it properly followed applicable statutes= and regulations in awarding the job.

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LITIGATION

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9th Circ. Upholds $7K Sanction On Calif. Tribal Compan= y

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By Caleb Symons

The Ninth Circuit has ruled that a= tribe-owned development firm in California must foot a $7,200 sanctions bi= ll for wrongly pursuing a breach of contract suit against a contractor who = had declared bankruptcy, concluding that federal law does not offer tribal = immunity in that situation.

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Dam Removal Unlikely To Alter Irrigation Suit, Tribe A= tty Says

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By Caleb Symons

The destruction of four hydroelect= ric dams along the Klamath River in California, approved this month by fede= ral regulators, is unlikely to affect litigation over a massive irrigation = system upstream, according to a lawyer for the Hoopa Valley Tribe, who hail= ed the dam removal plans but warned that demolition is just a start in the = fight for water rights.

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Tucker Ellis DQ'd From Representing Zurich In Coverage= Row

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By Bonnie Eslinger

An Ohio federal judge on Monday di= squalified Tucker Ellis LLP from representing Zurich in an insurance covera= ge suit over an allegedly faulty roofing system installed at Target stores,= finding that one of the law firm's attorneys has a client conflict due to = her former work for the roofing product company.

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Maine Supreme Court Restores Lease For $1B Power Line =

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By Peter McGuire

The Maine Supreme Judicial Co= urt on Tuesday validated a state lease for an embattled $1 billion power li= ne, ruling the state's bureau of parks and lands correctly found that the p= roject would not substantially alter the small tract of public land.

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PEOPLE

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Corporate Duo Join Armstrong Teasdale In Philly, DC

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By James Boyle

Armstrong Teasdale LLP has continu= ed its expansion by attracting two corporate attorneys from Offit Kurman At= torneys At Law to the firm's growing Philadelphia and Washington offices.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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The DOJ Procurement Collusion Strike Force's Latest St= eps

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The Procurement Collusion Strike F= orce's recent expansion of its network of partner agencies is a further ind= ication of the U.S. Justice Department's ongoing commitment to root out and= expose anti-competitive behavior in government contracting, and bidders sh= ould expect greater scrutiny, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Bonus Spotlight

Cravath, Boies Schiller Reveal Year-End Associate Bonu= ses

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By Tracey Read and Xiumei Dong

Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and= Boies Schiller Flexner LLP are the latest BigLaw firms to announce year-en= d bonuses, with Boies Schiller promising to reward as high as $165,000 for = top billers who exceed certain hour thresholds.

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Calif. Boutique Founder Among Biden's Latest US Atty P= icks

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By Jack Rodgers

President Joe Biden announced Tues= day that he has selected Ismail Ramsey, a founding partner with Ramsey &= ; Ehrlich LLP in Berkeley, California, and Kate E. Brubacher, who most rece= ntly worked as an assistant prosecuting attorney in the prosecuting at= torney's office in Jackson County, Missouri, as his latest nominees for U.S= . attorney.

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Exclusive

NY Chief Judge's Departure Stymied Ethics Case, Docs S= how

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By Frank G. Runyeon

The misconduct charges against for= mer New York Chief Judge Janet DiFiore have been frozen due to her resignat= ion earlier this year, according to confidential documents and sources with= direct knowledge of the probe.

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Lawmakers Say High Court Hasn't Addressed Leak Allegat= ions

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By Katie Buehler

Senior Democratic lawmakers decrie= d a letter from the U.S. Supreme Court's in-house attorney denying claims t= hat Justice Samuel Alito Jr. leaked the outcome of a 2014 decision involvin= g contraceptive care to a conservative activist, saying Tuesday that the hi= gh court's response dodged ethics questions.

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Justices Ruffled By 'Radical' Argument In Immigration = Case

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By Jimmy Hoover

Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelog= ar provoked strong, even personal, reactions from several justices Tuesday = when she suggested during her defense of new guidelines for immigration off= icials on deportation that courts cannot "vacate" actions of federal agenci= es.

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Analysis

Bill For Tougher AML Rules On Attys Faces Senate Oppos= ition

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By Kevin Pinner

Attorneys may dodge tougher money = laundering rules proposed in a bipartisan defense spending bill amendment, = which has encountered opposition from GOP Senate leadership despite backing= from law enforcement officials.

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Senate Passes Marriage Equality Legislation In Biparti= san Vote

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By James Arkin

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed = landmark legislation to enshrine into law protections for same-sex and inte= rracial marriage, ending months of bipartisan negotiations and putting the = bill one step closer to being signed by President Joe Biden.

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Ashurst Enters South Korean Market With New Joint Vent= ure

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By Xiumei Dong

Global law firm Ashurst LLP announ= ced Tuesday that it has established a joint venture with South Korean law f= irm HwaHyun, continuing its planned expansion in the Asian legal market.

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Group Says SEC Is Hiding In-House Court Breach Docs

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By Katie Buehler

A conservative civil rights organi= zation has accused the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of withholdi= ng information related to an internal information breach earlier this year = that allowed enforcement staff to access adjudicatory materials in the agen= cy's in-house court system, as the system's constitutionality is being chal= lenged at the U.S. Supreme Court.

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DA, Probation Dept. Sued In LA-Area Officer's Shooting= Death

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By Collin Krabbe

The widow of a Los Angeles-area po= lice officer filed a wrongful death claim in Orange County on Tuesday accus= ing the district attorney and county probation officers of failing to jail = a gang member who later killed the officer and his partner responding to a = call.

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La. Court Reporting Board Settles Price-Fixing Allegat= ions

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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn

A group of current and former memb= ers of the Louisiana Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Re= porters have settled an antitrust lawsuit alleging that the board fixe= d prices for court reporting services by prohibiting volume-based price dis= counts and by investigating and harassing court reporters who see= k work with national court reporting companies.

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American Bar Association

Avangrid Inc.

Baylor University

Berkeley Research Group LLC

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Central Maine Power Co.

Citizens fo= r Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Colorado School of Mines

Esquire Deposition Solutions LL= C

Everest Re Group Ltd.

Hobby Lobby Stores

Hyundai Motor

Lambda Legal Defense &= ; Educational Fund

National District Attorn= eys Association

National Immigration Law Center<= /a>

New Civil Liberties Alliance

Planned Parenthood Federation

Port of Houston Authority

Public Co. Accounting Ove= rsight Board

SK Holdings Company

Seaman Corp.

Target Corp.

The New York Times Co.

Zurich Insurance Group AG


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Keker Van Nest & Peters

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Reclamation

Cedarville Rancheria

Competition and Markets Authori= ty

European Commission

European Union

Federal Acquisition Regul= atory Council

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Federal Trade Commission

Financial Crimes Enforcement= Network

Fish and Wildlife Service

Hoopa Valley Tribe

Los Angeles County = District Attorney's Office

Maine Attorney General's Offi= ce

National Aeronautic= s and Space Administration

National Marine Fisheries Servi= ce

Navajo Nation

New York State Comm= ission on Judicial Conduct

North Carolina Depart= ment of Transportation

Small Business Administration

Texas Attorney General's Offi= ce

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

U.S. Attorney&#= 39;s Office for the District of Montana

U.S. Atto= rney's Office for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Court of Appeals= for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals = for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Homeland S= ecurity

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Transportatio= n

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Cou= rt for the District of Columbia

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

U.S= . District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

U.S. D= istrict Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. Distric= t Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Immigration and Cust= oms Enforcement

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

Un= ited States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Yurok Tribe

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