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The White House on Thursday proposed a 19% budget increase for the U.S. E= nvironmental Protection Agency, a boost that would pour more funding into i= nitiatives for climate change, environmental justice, chemical regulation a= nd replacing lead drinking waterlines.

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TOP NEWS

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Biden Budget Would Boost EPA Funding By 19%

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

The White House on Thursday propos= ed a 19% budget increase for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a bo= ost that would pour more funding into initiatives for climate change, envir= onmental justice, chemical regulation and replacing lead drinking waterline= s.

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CIT Orders Commerce To Revisit Turkish Aluminum Duties=

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By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Court of International Tr= ade allowed a Turkish aluminum sheet producer to keep favorable duty adjust= ments based on rebates it received but ordered an explanation of why it was= n't reprimanded for not cooperating in an underlying dumping investigation.

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Angola Decries New Suit Over Nixed $1.1B Power Plant

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By Caroline Simson

Angola on Wednesday urged a D.C. f= ederal court to toss Aenergy SA's lawsuit over a cancelled $1.1 billion pow= er plant project, saying the Portuguese energy company already lost litigat= ion filed in New York over the same claim and that its "continued brazen fo= rum shopping" must stop.

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Analysis

What Lies Under Prime Miami Site Could Slow Towers' Ri= se

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By Nathan Hale

On one of the most desirable real = estate development sites in Miami, archeologists have found well-preserved = materials dating back as much as 7,000 years — pitting preservation a= gainst a three-tower project.

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LITIGATION

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Kentucky Judge Bars Enviros From EPA Water Rule Suit

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

A Kentucky federal judge on Wednes= day denied conservation groups' motion to intervene in state's and industry= groups' legal challenges to the Biden administration's rule defining the s= cope of the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction.

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Conn. Co.'s Failures Hiked Cost Of NYC Film Studio, Su= it Says

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By Brian Steele

A concrete company that worked on = the construction of a TV and film studio in the Bronx owes nearly $1 millio= n to the general contractor for numerous failures that drove up the cost of= the project, according to a lawsuit filed in Connecticut state court that = seeks to enforce a New York court's default judgment.

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PEOPLE

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Greenberg Traurig Adds Construction, Real Estate Litig= ator

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By Quinn Wilson

Greenberg Traurig LLP added a seas= oned construction litigator from Offit Kurman as a shareholder in its = northern Virginia office, the firm said in a news release Wednesday.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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4 Things To Know About Trump Atty's Censure For 2020 L= ies

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By Hannah Albarazi

A high-profile attorney for former= President Donald Trump has been publicly reprimanded in Colorado after adm= itting to lying about the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election, but= the outcome has left some feeling she got off too easy.

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Dominion Says Fox Legal Chief Responsible For Voting L= ies

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By Aaron West

Dominion Voting Systems argued on = Wednesday that Fox Corp.'s chief legal officer, Viet Dinh, should bear resp= onsibility for the false claims the network made that the company's voting = machines were rigged.

Read full article »

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Mintz Debuts 'Femtech' Practice For Life Science Clien= ts

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By Tracey Read

Since joining Mintz Levin Cohn Fer= ris Glovsky and Popeo PC more than 10 years ago, corporate and capital mark= ets member Melanie Levy has noticed clients that were either women-led busi= nesses or looking to raise money in women's health often encounter an extra= barrier when making a pitch.

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By Alyssa Aquino

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP annou= nced Thursday that it acquired a Chicago-based boutique firm with nearly th= ree decades of experience in the airline sector, saying the move will allow= it to open up a new aviation and aerospace practice group.

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FTX Investors Drop Sullivan & Cromwell Subpoena

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By Elliot Weld

FTX investors suing a group of cel= ebrities who promoted the fallen crypto exchange have withdrawn a subpoena = to Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, which is representing the company in its ba= nkruptcy proceedings, the law firm said.

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Senate OKs 2nd Circ., Calif. District Pick Amid Absenc= es

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By James Arkin

The Senate confirmed a Connecticut= Supreme Court justice to the Second Circuit and approved a California dist= rict court nominee Thursday, continuing Democrats' rapid pace confirming Pr= esident Joe Biden's judicial picks despite recent roadblocks.

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Supreme Court Seeks Additional $6M To Protect Justices=

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By Jimmy Hoover

The U.S. Supreme Court is asking C= ongress for an additional $5.8 million in funding next year to ramp up poli= ce protection of the justices, citing "evolving risks" to their safety.

Read full article »

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Reform Groups Add To Pressure On Justices For Ethics R= ules

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By Jack Rodgers

A pair of legal ethics reform grou= ps released a draft code of conduct for the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday,= aimed at providing clear guidance on when justices should recuse themselve= s and when they would have to publicly explain their decisions to step asid= e from hearing certain matters.

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Shearman's Ex-Insolvency Co-Head Jumps To Cahill =09

By Kevin Penton

Shearman & Sterling LLP's form= er co-head of financial restructuring and insolvency has joined the recent = string of attorneys departing the firm and gone to work for Cahill Gordon &= amp; Reindel LLP in New York, his new firm announced Thursday.

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Sysco Says Litigation Funder Burford Is Blocking Settl= ements

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By Hailey Konnath

Food distributor Sysco Corp. says = its litigation funder Burford Capital Ltd. is blocking it from entering int= o "reasonable" settlements with suppliers in price-fixing litigation, forci= ng Sysco to continue litigating against its will because Burford wants to "= roll the dice" on Sysco's claims, according to a suit filed Wednesday.

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By Aislinn Keely

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commi= ssion Chair Gary Gensler has frequently told crypto firms their best path t= o compliance is to come in and register with the agency, but the top lawyer= at one of the industry's biggest players told Congress on Thursday it's si= mply not that easy.

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SEC Asks Justices To Hear New Challenge To In-House Co= urts

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By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Supreme Court should revi= ew a Fifth Circuit decision declaring the U.S. Securities and Exchange Comm= ission's in-house courts unconstitutional because the ruling "cast a cloud"= over all federal agencies that use such tribunals, the SEC told the high c= ourt on Thursday.

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Calif. Bar Exam Biased Against Older Test Takers, IP A= tty Says

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By Bonnie Eslinger

A Massachusetts-licensed attorney = who lost a Silicon Valley law firm job after failing the California state b= ar's licensing examination urged a state appellate panel on Thursday to rev= ive his age discrimination claims against the California Supreme Court, say= ing his case isn't "about one individual who failed defendant's examination= ."

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Attys Who Tweeted Against Harris Sue Over Banned Accou= nts

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By Aaron West

Two Bernie Sanders-supporting atto= rneys who sued the Democratic National Committee over claims it rigged the = 2016 primary election for Hillary Clinton are now suing Twitter Inc. in fed= eral court for not restoring their accounts after they tweeted negative com= ments about Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Hard-Charging Aviation Atty Sues Journalist For Defama= tion

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By Ryan Boysen

Aviation attorney Manuel Von Ribbe= ck, who has drawn both ire and accolades while working on lawsuits sparked = by the most famous plane crashes in recent memory, has hit a journalist in = Connecticut with a defamation lawsuit for repeatedly accusing him of sexual= assault.

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BitGo Inc.

Burford Capital LLC

Coinbase Global Inc.

Democratic National Committee

Fox Corp.

Fox News Network LLC

Gallup Inc.

General Electric Capital Corp.

Georgetown University

Hobby Lobby Stores

Kentucky Resources Council

LinkedIn Corp.

Miami Herald Media Co.

National Wildlife Federation

Portland Cement Association

Southern Environmental Law Cen= ter

State Bar of California

Strayer Education Inc.

Sysco Corp.

The Center for Reproducti= ve Rights Inc.

The New York Times Co.

Twitter Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Vermont Law School


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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Supreme Court

Colorado Supreme Court

Commodity Futures Trading Co= mmission

Commonwealth of Kentucky

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Florida Department of State

Food and Drug Administration

Muscogee Creek Nation

Office of the Comptroll= er of the Currency

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

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

U.S. District = Court for the District of Connecticut

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

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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