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A Florida federal judge has ruled that a white businessman, who hasn't ye= t bid on any projects funded through the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastru= cture Law, cannot sue the Biden administration to block allegedly discrimin= atory contract set-asides in the law for women- and minority-owned business= es.

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TOP NEWS

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Lack Of Harm Dooms Infrastructure Act 'Diversity Quota= ' Suit

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By Linda Chiem

A Florida federal judge has ruled = that a white businessman, who hasn't yet bid on any projects funded through= the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, cannot sue the Biden admi= nistration to block allegedly discriminatory contract set-asides in the law= for women- and minority-owned businesses.

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Judge Sinks Kentucky's, Biz Groups' WOTUS Rule Challen= ge

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

The Kentucky attorney general and = a variety of business groups on Friday lost their bid to challenge the U.S.= Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers' rule defining= the scope of the Clean Water Act, as a federal judge found they lacked sta= nding.

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Amazon Data Center Investor Files Deal Breach Claims I= n Del.

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By Charlie Innis

A limited liability company formed= to invest in a pair of Amazon data centers alleges in Delaware Chancery Co= urt that other parties in the business venture shortchanged it after they b= ooted the investor from the deal and took control of the development projec= t.

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LITIGATION

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3rd Circ. Won't Review Ellis Island Whistleblower Awar= d

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By George Woolston

The Third Circuit won't review the= Department of the Interior's award to a whistleblower who lodged billing i= rregularity claims against a project management company overseeing repair w= ork on Ellis Island after Superstorm Sandy, rejecting the company's asserti= ons that the agency didn't have jurisdiction over the matter following a mi= ssed deadline.

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Judge Denies Texas' Document Request In Border Wall Su= it

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By Peter McGuire

Texas land managers' bid to force = the Biden administration to turn over mountains of documents in a lawsuit o= ver a building halt on the southern border wall has been turned down by a f= ederal judge as unnecessary in the Lone Star State agency's administrative = law claims.

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4th Circ. Partially Reverses Manufacturer's Win In WAR= N Suit

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By Grace Elletson

The Fourth Circuit said Monday tha= t a lower court incorrectly let a manufacturing company off the hook in a W= ARN Act lawsuit alleging workers were not given proper notice of their plan= t's closure, ruling that the company owed them additional notice after exte= nding the plant's shutdown.

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PEOPLE

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Surfside Judge Joins Bilzin Sumberg's Trial Team =09

By Carolina Bolado

The Miami-Dade County Circuit judg= e who oversaw the Champlain Towers collapse litigation that led to a landma= rk $1 billion settlement is joining Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelro= d LLP as senior counsel in its trial practice, the firm announced Monday.

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Connell Foley Adds Top NJ Real Estate Team To Newark O= ffice

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By Jake Maher

A team of four real estate attorne= ys with experience working on some of New Jersey's most high-profile develo= pment projects joined Connell Foley at its Newark office on Monday from Ing= lesino Webster Wyciskala & Taylor LLC.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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IRS' Cost Method Update Is Favorable For RE Developers=

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The Internal Revenue Service's rec= ent update to its alternative cost method will allow real estate developers= to accelerate their cost recovery of improvements in certain circumstances= and make it easier for practitioners to satisfy the method's tax complianc= e requirements, says Benjamin Oklan at Weil.

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Opinion

Federal Judge's Amici Invitation Is A Good Idea, With = Caveats

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An Arkansas federal judge’s = recent order — inviting amicus briefs in every civil case before him = — has merit, but its implementation may raise practical questions abo= ut the role of junior attorneys, economic considerations and other issues, = says Lawrence Ebner at the Atlantic Legal Foundation.

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Kirkland Lets Go Of Associates, But Denies Layoffs=

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By Aebra Coe

Kirkland & Ellis LLP said Mond= ay that it has let go of an unspecified number of associates as it does eve= ry year due to "performance-based decisions" and denied reports that it has= conducted layoffs.

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Allen & Overy Names 2 New US Co-Chairs

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By Kevin Penton

Allen & Overy LLP is appo= inting as its new U.S. co-chairs its global co-head of litigation and a law= yer who specializes in major infrastructure dealings, the firm announced Mo= nday.

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Ex-Cadwalader Attorney Joins Trump's Defense Team In N= Y

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Donald Trump has hired former Cadw= alader Wickersham & Taft LLP partner Todd Blanche to bolster his legal = team on the eve of his arraignment on a Manhattan grand jury's hush-money i= ndictment, with Blanche resigning from the firm to take on the assignment.

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Fenwick Adds Ex-Perkins Coie Atty Acquitted For Trump = Tip

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By Alison Knezevich

Fenwick & West LLP said Monday= it had hired veteran cybersecurity attorney Michael Sussmann, who was acqu= itted last year on charges that he lied to the FBI when he came forward ahe= ad of the 2016 presidential election with ultimately unfounded information = about potential ties between Donald Trump and a Russian bank.

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Reed = Smith Attys Must Hold Signs To Explain Notice Gaffe

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By Rose Krebs

A Delaware vice chancellor has ord= ered attorneys from Reed Smith LLP to stand in a courthouse with signs and = answer any questions from stockholders after a notification error caused a = settlement hearing to be postponed in litigation challenging equity compens= ation awards made to the ODP Corp.'s CEO.

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Morgan Lewis Takes Over Shearman's Munich Office =09

By Xiumei Dong

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP sai= d Monday that it has followed the hiring of Shearman & Sterling LLP's M= unich team by taking over the entire office, including professional staff a= nd the firm's office lease.

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Armstrong Teasdale Combines With Chicago Boutique<= /p> =09

By Andrea Keckley

Armstrong Teasdale LLP announced o= n Monday that it is expanding into Chicago by combining with a local litiga= tion boutique.

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In Merger, Abrams Garfinkel Adds Teitelbaum Gallagher = Team

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By Aaron West

Law firm Teitelbaum & Gallaghe= r has merged with Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson LLP to boost the firms'= commercial lending and banking practices, the firms said in a press statem= ent.

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Apple Wants Quinn Emanuel Attys Sanctioned In IP Theft= Row

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By Craig Clough

Apple urged a California federal j= udge on Monday to impose sanctions on chipmaker Rivos and its Quinn Emanuel= attorneys over alleged spoliation of evidence in a lawsuit alleging the st= artup hired former Apple engineers who stole trade secrets, claiming the co= mpany and its counsel made multiple misrepresentations to the court.

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Democrats Eye High Court Funding To Push Code Of Ethic= s

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By James Arkin

Democratic senators are aiming to = use U.S. Supreme Court funding through the appropriations process this year= to force the justices to adopt a code of ethics, according to a letter fro= m more than a dozen senators and a statement from a key subcommittee chair.=

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'Avalanche' Of Cash Sets Record In Wis. High Court Rac= e

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By Jack Karp

With the Wisconsin Supreme Court's= ideological balance up for grabs and politically charged cases potent= ially on the docket, Tuesday's race for an open high court seat is already = the most expensive judicial election ever, sparking concerns about corrupti= on and public perception of the court, according to experts.

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Mich. Court Of Claims Beats Constitutional Challenge <= /a>

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By Rachel Riley

A Michigan federal judge dropped a= constitutionality challenge to a court that hears claims against the state= , saying the plaintiffs can't argue that state appellate judges are biased = solely because they must review the decisions of their colleagues who pull = double duty on the Court of Claims.

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Mich. Tax Atty Disbarred For Allegedly Stealing Client= 's $6.5M

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By Danielle Ferguson

An Oakland County, Michigan, tax a= ttorney has been disbarred after pleading no contest to allegations of prof= essional misconduct stemming from accusations he stole $6.5 million from a = client he was representing in an Internal Revenue Service investigation.

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The Top In-House Hires Of March

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By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the = third month of the year included high-profile appointments at Shell, Disney= and GE. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements= from March.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Amazon.com Inc.

American Conference Institute

Ancestry.com LLC

Apple Inc.

Atlantic Legal Foundation Inc.

BDP International Inc.

Baldor Specialty Foods Inc.

Brennan Center for Justice

Bristow Group Inc.

Brooklyn Law School

Citizens Property Insurance Cor= p.

DailyPay Inc.

Democratic National Committee

General Electric Co.

Georgia Chamber of Commerce

Michigan State University

New York Law School

OfficeMax Inc.

Perdue Farms Inc.

Portland Cement Association

Public Service Enterprise Gr= oup Inc.

Sabre Corp.

Shell PLC

Smithfield Foods Inc.

Spotify Technology SA

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The New York Times Co.

The ODP Corp.

The Options Clearing Corp.

The Walt Disney Co.

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

U-Haul International Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Univar Solutions Inc.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Cadwalader Wickersham

Capital Appellate Advocacy PLLC

Connell Foley

Cooley LLP

Cravath Swaine

Davis Wright Tremaine

The Williford Firm LLC

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Commonwealth of Kentucky

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Florida Supreme Court

Internal Revenue Service

Michigan Attorney Discipline B= oard

Michigan Attorney General'= s Office

National Park Service

Texas General Land Office

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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

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

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

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. Dist= rict Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

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

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

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Middle District of Florida

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

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Tax Court

Wisconsin Supreme Court

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