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An Arizona ranch and the U.S. government told a Washington, D.C., federal= judge Monday that they are making progress toward settling the ranch's sui= t over the Trump administration's construction of border wall segments next= to its property.

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Ranch, Feds Say Full Settlement Likely In Border Wall = Fight

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By Micah Danney

An Arizona ranch and the U.S. gove= rnment told a Washington, D.C., federal judge Monday that they are making p= rogress toward settling the ranch's suit over the Trump administration's co= nstruction of border wall segments next to its property.

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Experts Hired By Mich. Tribe Wary Of Line 5 Explosion= Risk

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By Nate Beck

An environmental group opposing a = tunnel carrying Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac po= inted on Monday to testimony from two tribal engineers concerned that the p= roject could jeopardize the Great Lakes, even as Michigan officials sa= id they still see the proposal as an improvement.

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FHWA Gives Tribes $21M For Road Safety Improvements

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By Joyce Hanson

The Federal Highway Administration= has announced that 70 Native American tribes will receive about $21 millio= n for 93 infrastructure projects to improve road safety on tribal lands, sa= ying the grant money will help reduce fatalities in high-risk areas.

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Trump Seeks To Revive Bid To Toss NY $250M Tax Fraud S= uit

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By Paul Williams

Former President Donald Trump, som= e of his children and Trump Organization executives have appealed a New Yor= k state judge's order that threw out their bid to dismiss New York Attorney= General Letitia James' $250 million tax fraud suit against them.

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Sign Co. Sues Georgia City, Claiming Free Speech Viola= tion

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By Kelcey Caulder

A sign company has filed suit agai= nst the city of Newnan, Georgia, alleging that its free speech rights were = violated when the city rejected its applications for signs the company hope= d to place on unzoned railroad property.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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10 Areas To Watch In Aerospace And Defense Law

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Joseph Berger and Francis Purcell = at Thompson Hine discuss what's ahead for federal contractors, given the go= vernment's continued focus on aiding Ukraine and sanctioning Russia, pendin= g cybersecurity and climate disclosure regulations, U.S. leadership in new = and emerging technologies, and more.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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ABA Votes Law School Admissions Tests Must Stay, For N= ow

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By Sarah Martinson

The American Bar Association's pol= icymaking body on Monday rejected a proposal that would make it optional fo= r accredited law schools to use standardized test scores in their admission= s processes.

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ABA House Urges Binding Ethics Code For Supreme Court<= /a>

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By Hailey Konnath

The American Bar Association's pol= icymaking body on Monday pushed the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt an ethics c= ode for its justices, a proposal that comes in the wake of ethics questions= surrounding Justice Clarence Thomas and comments made by his wife.

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Fox Rothschild Taps Health Pro As Firm Managing Partne= r

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By Lynn LaRowe

A veteran health care attorney is = taking over as firmwide managing partner of Fox Rothschild LLP as part of a= series of leadership changes at the Pennsylvania-based powerhouse firm, it= announced Monday.

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NY Chief Judges Failed To Report Taxable Chauffeur Per= ks

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Resigned New York Chief Judge Jane= t DiFiore and acting Chief Judge Anthony Cannataro appear to have underrepo= rted their compensation to state tax authorities by failing to declare any = personal use of their full-time chauffeured cars in 2022, a Law360 investig= ation has found.

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Girardi Competency Hearing Ordered In LA Wire Fraud Ca= se

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By Craig Clough

A California federal magistrate ju= dge entered a not guilty plea Monday for disgraced former attorney Tom Gira= rdi on behalf of the court, pending a competency hearing to determine his a= bility to face wire fraud charges connected to his alleged theft of million= s from clients of his former firm, Girardi Keese.

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MSG Entertainment Nixes Adverse Atty Ban For Tao Litig= ation

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By Lauren Berg

Madison Square Garden Entertainmen= t Corp. on Monday said it has partially pulled back its policy of prohibiti= ng attorneys whose firms are engaged in litigation against the company from= entering its venues, noting the updated guidelines only affect litigation = involving its majority interest in Tao Group Hospitality.

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Vidal Berates OpenSky While Granting VLSI Atty Fees

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By Dani Kass

OpenSky Industries must pay VLSI T= echnology's attorney fees after its abuse of the patent system drew the lat= ter company into sanctions proceedings, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Di= rector Kathi Vidal has ruled.

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Receiver Wants Levine Kellogg Ponzi Probe Of Wells Far= go

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By Jack Karp

The court-appointed receiver in a = lawsuit against an attorney shot by FBI agents has asked a Nevada federal j= udge to let Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider & Grossman LLP investigate = and possibly sue Wells Fargo Bank NA over claims the bank helped run a $449= million Ponzi scheme he allegedly participated in.

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Dechert Says Ex-WSJ Reporter's Hacking Suit Missed Dea= dline

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By Ben Kochman

A former Wall Street Journal repor= ter waited too long to file a lawsuit in which he accuses Dechert LLP and i= ts partners of hacking into his email account and leaking his inappropriate= communications with a source, the law firm has argued in D.C. federal cour= t.

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Ex-Rep. Ron Kind Joins Arnold & Porter Public Poli= cy Group

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By Alison Knezevich

Former U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has join= ed Arnold & Porter's lobbying practice in Washington as a senior policy= adviser after 26 years in Congress, the firm said Monday.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

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By Leslie A. Pappas

Bacardi and Jay-Z finally clinked = glasses and resolved their long-running dispute over D'Usse cognac, a 72-ye= ar-old rule on judicial appointments got tossed, and three more electric ve= hicle companies asked the court to retroactively validate shares.

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10X Capital

American Bar Association

Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC

Faraday & Future Inc.

Madison Square Garden E= ntertainment Corp.

Riverside Management Group LLC

State Bar of California

Tao Group Hospitality

Tesla Inc.

The New York Times Co.

TransUnion LLC

Trump Organization Inc.

Vista Equity Partners

Washington & Lee University

Wells Fargo & Co.

Wynnchurch Capital LLC


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Lowenstein & Weatherwax

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

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Bay Mills Indian Community

Colorado River Indian Tribes

Consumer Financial Protectio= n Bureau

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Acquisition Regul= atory Council

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Highway Administration

Fort Peck Assiniboine and= Sioux Tribes

Georgia Supreme Court

Government Accountability Office=

Internal Revenue Service

NATO

National Aeronautic= s and Space Administration

National Institute= of Standards and Technology

New York Attorney General'= s Office

New York City Police Department

New York State Comptroller

New York State Unified Court = System

Red Lake Nation

Seneca Nation of Indians

Small Business Administration

U.S. Army

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Central District of California

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Homeland S= ecurity

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Transportatio= n

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

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

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. House of Representatives

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U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United St= ates District Court for the District of Nevada

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