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A split Second Circuit on Thursday sided with a Native American tribe in = its challenge to part of the New York State Thruway that runs through its r= eservation, ruling the tribe can pursue its claims against New York state o= fficials because the suit falls under an exception to the U.S. Constitution= 's Eleventh Amendment.

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TOP NEWS

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2nd Circ. Sides With Tribe In NY Thruway Ruling =09

By Ali Sullivan

A split Second Circuit on Thursday= sided with a Native American tribe in its challenge to part of the New Yor= k State Thruway that runs through its reservation, ruling the tribe can pur= sue its claims against New York state officials because the suit falls unde= r an exception to the U.S. Constitution's Eleventh Amendment.

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Contractor Charged With $2.5M Hurricane Sandy Relief S= cam

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By Khadrice Rollins

A Long Island contractor has been = charged with fraud for an alleged yearslong scheme that netted $2.5 million= from homeowners who were looking to have repairs and renovations made to h= ouses damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

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Judge Awards $580K In Fees In Fireproof Patent Case

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By Adam Lidgett

Metals company CEMCO is entitled t= o just under $580,000 in legal fees and costs associated with work its atto= rneys did in a case where a jury found that a rival infringed its fireproof= ing patents.

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GROUP OF THE YEAR

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Construction Group Of The Year: Troutman Pepper =09

By Faith Williams

Troutman Pepper is representing th= e Carlyle Group and a group of private investors for the reconstruction of = Terminals 1, 2 and 3 at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airpo= rt, a $7 billion project and one of the largest infrastructure projects in = U.S. history, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2022 Construction Grou= ps of the Year.

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POLICY & REGULATION

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ITC Finds No US Steel Nail Injury From India, Thailand= , Turkey

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By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. International Trade Commi= ssion has determined that the United States' steel nail industry is not bei= ng "materially injured" by unfairly low-priced imports from India, Thailand= and Turkey.

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GAO OKs Army Rating Bid Using Report Unknown To Bidder=

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By Daniel Wilson

The U.S. Government Accountability= Office has rejected a protest from a small business that was excluded from= roughly $180.4 million in Army maintenance contracts, saying the Army coul= d consider a negative performance report the company couldn't respond to be= cause of a Navy mistake.

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LITIGATION

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Trade Court Tosses Canadian Lumber Co.'s Duty Suit=

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By Jennifer Doherty

The U.S. Court of International Tr= ade has dropped a suit from a Canadian lumber company over a tariff increas= e, holding that it lost jurisdiction over the case when the duties came und= er scrutiny by a North American trade deal panel.

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Insurer Says No Coverage For Woman's Home Exercise Inj= ury

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By Jennifer Mandato

A Nationwide unit told a Colorado = federal court it has no coverage obligations to a contractor being sued by = a woman who said she was injured after the company improperly installed aer= ial hoops in her home, arguing that the incident occurred after the policy = was canceled.

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PRACTICAL GUIDANCE

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5 Keys To A Productive Mediation

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Cortney Young at ADR Partners disc= usses factors that can help to foster success in mediation, including sched= uling, preparation, managing client expectations and more.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Kavanaugh Praises High Court Colleagues At Notre Dame = Talk

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By Lauren Berg

Despite some recent contentious di= ssents in their U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Justice Brett Kavanaugh told = students at Notre Dame Law School on Thursday that he and his colleagues wo= rk well together, emphasizing that they try to walk in each other's shoes w= hen there are disagreements.

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Eastman Hit With Ethics Charges In Calif. Over 2020 El= ection

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By Jack Karp

Controversial Trump attorney John = Eastman has been charged with multiple ethics violations that could result = in his disbarment, the State Bar of California announced Thursday.

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Ex-Pryor Cashman Atty Gets 1 Year For Molotov Incident=

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By Frank G. Runyeon

A Brooklyn federal judge on Thursd= ay sentenced a former Pryor Cashman attorney to 12 months and one day in pr= ison for his role in a Molotov cocktail attack on a vacant NYPD vehicle ami= d racial injustice protests following the police killing of George Floyd in= 2020.

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Top Counsel Depart Senate Judiciary Committee

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By James Arkin

Two top attorneys on the Senate Ju= diciary Committee departed recently for roles in the Biden administration, = the panel's chairman announced Thursday.

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Deputy SG To Fight For Narrow BigTech Immunity In Top = Court

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By Jimmy Hoover

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to l= et a top Biden administration attorney argue in favor of narrowing immunity= for internet platforms like Google and Twitter in next month's blockbuster= hearing on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, according to a T= hursday order.

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Analysis

Old Biz, New Court, Big Breakup: Inside The New Google= Suit

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By Bryan Koenig

The U.S. Department of Justice wan= ts to break up Google's highly profitable advertising business, and it want= s to do it fast, according to a new complaint that adds to the company's ot= her battles against four different and overlapping government enforcement a= ctions.

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Ex-NY State Judge To Lead Federal Sex Offender Office<= /a>

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By Emily Lever

A retired New York state judge has= been appointed to lead the U.S. Department of Justice office that monitors= and supports police departments and other law enforcement agencies in mana= ging sex offender registries, the Office of Justice Programs said Thursday.

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Redstone Gives Detail On Cleary Email Amid Chancery Fi= ght

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By Rose Krebs

Media mogul Shari E. Redstone has = provided detail to the Delaware Chancery Court about how she "mistakenly" s= ent an email intended only for attorneys to a third party, as the court con= tinues to consider whether it will order Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilt= on LLP to turn the email over to CBS stockholder plaintiffs.

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Girardi Victims' $6.3M Suit Against NY Firm Tossed, Fo= r Now

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By Craig Clough

A California federal judge on Thur= sday dismissed a suit against a New York lawyer and his firm alleging they = illegally received $6.3 million of a burn victim's settlement from Girardi = Keese founder Tom Girardi, finding the complaint contains allegations of fr= aud that must be pled with more particularity.

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Ex-GC Can't Duck Trade Secrets Suit By Energy Co.<= /p> =09

By Jasmin Jackson

A New York federal judge has refus= ed to toss a solar company's trade secrets suit against its former general = counsel over thousands of allegedly stolen documents, finding that the alle= gations are adequate to survive the pleading stage.

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NYSBA Seeks Immediate Pay Raise For Assigned Counsel

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By Ryan Boysen

Lawyers for indigent children and = criminal defendants across New York need immediate pay raises to prevent a = "staggering crisis" that's left criminal defendants languishing in cells, d= omestic violence victims unable to secure protective orders and children se= parated from their families, the New York State Bar Association said Wednes= day in a preliminary injunction motion.

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Immigration Attys Say No Deal In Remote Hearing Row

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By Ryan Harroff

The American Immigration Lawyers A= ssociation's New Jersey chapter asked a federal judge to enforce a stipulat= ion requiring immigration judges to allow remote hearings by request in lig= ht of the COVID-19 pandemic, writing Thursday that the government's propose= d settlement is not enough.

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Podcast

The Term: Why Did Justices Duck Attorney-Client Privil= ege?

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At long last, the U.S. Supreme Cou= rt handed down its first two decisions of the term this week, but one of th= em was a curious one-line dismissal of a case argued just weeks ago. Law360= 's The Term examines the possible reasons the justices decided to punt in a= closely watched case about the scope of attorney-client privilege.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AECOM

American Immigration La= wyers Association

California Attorney Lending

Carlyle Group LP

Cisco Systems Inc.

Counsel Financial Services LLC

Fordham University

George Washington University

Google LLC

Instagram Inc.

International Business Ma= chines Corp.

LinkedIn Corp.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Metropolitan Transportati= on Authority

Microsoft Corp.

National Amusements Inc.

New York State Bar Association

New York University

Onyx Renewable Partners LP

Scottsdale Insurance Co.

Spotify Technology SA

State Bar of California

States United Democracy Center

Twitter Inc.

U.S. News & World Report

YouTube Inc.


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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Delaware Court of Chancery

European Union

Executive Office for Immi= gration Review

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission

Government Accountability Office=

International Trade Commission

New York Attorney General'= s Office

New York City Police Department

New York State Thruway Authority=

Office of Justice Programs

Port Authority of New Yor= k & New Jersey

U.S. Army

U.S. Attorne= y's Office for the District of New Jersey

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York

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

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

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

U.S. District C= ourt for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

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

U.S. Supreme Court

United = States District Court for the District of Colorado

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