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Environmental groups have agreed to drop their suit in Washington federal= court challenging a Trump-era rule that narrowed the scope of the Clean Wa= ter Act after the federal government unveiled a final rule expanding the de= finition of "waters of the United States."

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Green Groups Agree To Drop CWA Suit Following New Rule=

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By Ali Sullivan

Environmental groups have agreed t= o drop their suit in Washington federal court challenging a Trump-era rule = that narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act after the federal government= unveiled a final rule expanding the definition of "waters of the United St= ates."

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2nd Circ. Will Consider Recently Narrowed Discovery St= atute

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By Caroline Simson

The Second Circuit will consider f= or the first time the limits of a recently narrowed foreign discovery statu= te in an appeal of a ruling in New York last month denying a global constru= ction firm's request for information aimed at propping up an investor-state= arbitration against Panama.

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Real Estate Rumors: Sortis, BanReservas, Related =09

By Andrew McIntyre

Sortis Holdings is reportedly buyi= ng Ace Group International for $85 million, BanReservas is said to be leasi= ng 2,237 square feet in New York, and a Related Group venture is reportedly= hoping to fetch $65 million with the sale of a planned penthouse unit in S= outh Florida.

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LITIGATION

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Chinese EB-5 Investors Sue Feds Over 'Illogical' Visa = Policy

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By Rae Ann Varona

Chinese investors in a $240 millio= n Philadelphia public transportation upgrade project have accused the U.S. = government of adopting a policy unlawfully preventing them from bypassing v= isa backlogs, leaving them in a "never-ending purgatory" contrary to a 2022= law.

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Commerce Must Rectify Error In Steel Pipe Duties, Cour= t Rules

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By Micah Danney

The U.S. Department of Commerce mu= st recalculate antidumping duties on Mexican carbon steel pipes after it wr= ongly sidestepped a domestic producer's claim of a calculation error as too= late, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled on Wednesday.

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Tribe Can Recoup Legal Bills After Ex-Chair's Bribe Co= nviction

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By Brian Dowling

A former Mashpee Wampanoag tribal = chairman and an architect hired to manage the construction of its proposed = $1 billion casino must reimburse the tribe for nearly $200,000 in legal bil= ls it paid to respond to the government's bribery investigation, a Boston f= ederal judge said Wednesday.

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PEOPLE

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Nossaman Expands Real Estate Group With New Partner

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By David Holtzman

Joseph Haney brought his knowledge= of real estate and tax issues to Nossaman LLP's office in Los Angeles this= month as a partner after nearly six years at Stradling Yocca Carlson &= Rauth PC.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Proposed Immigration Fee Increases May Have A Silver L= ining

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The recent proposal to increase im= migration filing fees may help U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services im= prove efficiency, and even the 2,050% increase in the cost of registering f= or the H1-B lottery may have an upside, say Rebecca Bernhard and Mike Sevil= la at Dorsey & Whitney.

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Atty-Client Privilege Arguments Give Justices A Moving= Target

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Recent oral arguments before the U= .S. Supreme Court in a case regarding the scope of the attorney-client priv= ilege appeared to raise more questions about multipurpose counsel communica= tions than they answered, as the parties presented shifting iterations of a= predictable, easily applied test for evaluating the communications' purpos= e, say Trey Bourn and Thomas DiStanislao at Butler Snow.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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1st Circ. Pick Among Biden's First Judge Nominations O= f 2023

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By James Arkin

President Joe Biden is nominating = a former New Hampshire attorney general to the First Circuit and naming thr= ee district court picks in his first round of new judicial nominations in 2= 023, the White House announced Wednesday.

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SD District Judge Karen E. Schreier Moves To Senior St= atus

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By James Arkin

U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schre= ier of the South Dakota federal court is moving to senior status upon confi= rmation of a successor, giving President Joe Biden another vacancy to fill.

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Justices Reject A 2nd Bid To Block New NY Gun Control = Laws

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By Y. Peter Kang

For the second time in two weeks, = the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an emergency bid to halt enforcement of New= York's recently overhauled firearms licensing regime, instead allowing app= eals lodged by gun owners and dealers to play out before the Second Circuit= .

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Watchdog Sues DOJ Over Justices' Missing Security Repo= rts

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By Andrew Strickler

A judicial watchdog group has sued= the U.S. Department of Justice for failing to fulfill a public records req= uest for reports on recent travel by U.S. Supreme Court justices.

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DOJ Names New Director For US Trustee Program

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By Jack Rodgers

The U.S. Department of Justice has= promoted a new director for its U.S. Trustee Program, the agency said in a= news release Wednesday.

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Labor, Employment Issues Top Of Mind For GCs, Survey S= ays

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By Emmy Freedman

A surge in unionization and height= ened awareness of social justice issues helped make labor and employment li= ability the top areas of concern for in-house lawyers for the coming year, = according to a Norton Rose Fulbright survey of general counsel and in-house= attorneys released Wednesday.

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North Carolina AG Stein Announces Run For Governor=

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By Hayley Fowler

North Carolina Attorney General Jo= sh Stein on Wednesday officially launched his 2024 gubernatorial run on the= Democratic ticket, making him the first to declare his candidacy from eith= er party.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Allergan PLC

American Bar Association

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedic= a Inc.

Boston College

Earthjustice

Int= ernational Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

National A= ssociation of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

National Consumer Law Center

Southeastern = Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

United Nati= ons Commission on International Trade Law

University of Southern Califor= nia

WSP Global Inc.

WSP Holdings Ltd.

Walgreens Co.

Washington Legal Foundation


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Martin G. Weinberg Attorney at Law=

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Citizens= hip and Immigration Services

Equal Employment Opportun= ity Commission

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Trade Commission

Jicarilla Apache Nation

National Aeronautic= s and Space Administration

Pascua Yaqui Tribe

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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

U.S. Co= urt of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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

U.S. Court of Appeal= s for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Homeland S= ecurity

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Central District of California

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

U.S. Distric= t Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Supreme Court

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