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The U.S. Supreme Court has told the D.C. Circuit to take another look at = a case where three landowners are challenging the constitutionality of the = statute allowing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to delegate emine= nt domain authority to a private company for the $6 billion Mountain Valley= gas pipeline across West Virginia and Virginia.

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Justices Reopen Fight Over Mountain Valley Pipeline

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By Tom Lotshaw

The U.S. Supreme Court has told th= e D.C. Circuit to take another look at a case where three landowners are ch= allenging the constitutionality of the statute allowing the Federal Energy = Regulatory Commission to delegate eminent domain authority to a private com= pany for the $6 billion Mountain Valley gas pipeline across West Virginia a= nd Virginia.

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DOJ Told Assa Abloy: No Private Equity Buyers

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By Bryan Koenig

The U.S. Department of Justice bar= red Assa Abloy from divesting assets to a private equity buyer in order to = address concerns about the company's $4.3 billion pickup of Spectrum Brands= ' hardware and home improvement business, signaling a potentially broader p= olicy shift revealed during opening arguments Monday in the government's me= rger challenge.

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Real Estate Rumors: Chetrit, Fujifilm, Solow Building<= /a>

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By WaTeasa Freeman

Chetrit Group is said to have sold= three Memphis apartment complexes for $33.1 million, Fujifilm has reported= ly dropped $16.2 million on 105 acres in North Carolina and Solow Building = Co. has reportedly sold 300 New York residential units for $425 million.

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POLICY & REGULATION

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Colo. House OKs Tax Break For Post-Wildfire Home Rebui= lds

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By Michael Nunes

Colorado would exempt construction= materials bought by homeowners or contractors to rebuild wildfire-damaged = homes from sales and use tax as part of a bill passed by the state House of= Representatives.

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ENFORCEMENT

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3rd Circ. Orders New Penalty In Philly Bridge Project = Fraud

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By P.J. D'Annunzio

The Third Circuit in a precedentia= l ruling on Monday upheld fraud convictions against a contractor convicted = of falsely inflating the role of a minority-owned supplier in two Philadelp= hia bridge projects to receive federal funds, but said the lower court's me= thod for calculating government losses was incorrect and ordered resentenci= ng.

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LITIGATION

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Arkansas Wood Product Plant Seeks Ch. 11 Protection In= Del.

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By Jeff Montgomery

Arkansas-based Structurlam Mass Ti= mber US Inc. reported Monday that it will pursue a $60 million minimum bid = Chapter 11 stalking horse sale in Delaware after retreating with three affi= liates into bankruptcy late Friday with more than $100 million in debt.

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Mich. High Court Eyes Contractor Liability For Electro= cution

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By Carolyn Muyskens

The Michigan Supreme Court agreed = Friday to consider taking up the case of a man electrocuted during construc= tion of an Oerlikon Metco factory in Michigan, asking for more briefing on = whether a general contractor and DTE Electric Co. were wrongly freed from l= iability.

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Contractor Wants Coverage For Subcontractor Work Lawsu= its

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By Emily Lever

A construction company is sui= ng five of its insurers, asking them to cover three lawsuits alleging shodd= y work on three buildings by its subcontractors after the company paid almo= st $2.9 million in insurance premiums to insure coverage over the course of= eight years.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Enhanced Debriefings 5 Years Later: Are They Working?<= /a>

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Five years after the U.S. Departme= nt of Defense adopted enhanced debriefing requirements, attorneys at Wiley = Rein examine whether the increased transparency, intended to reduce post-aw= ard protests, has achieved its goal.

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Lawyer Discernment Is Critical In The World Of AI<= /p> =09 =09

In light of growing practical conc= erns about risks and challenges posed by artificial intelligence, lawyers' = experience with the skill of discernment will position them to help address= new ethical and moral dilemmas and ensure that AI is developed and deploye= d in a way that benefits society as a whole, says Jennifer Gibbs at Zelle.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Pointer & Buelna's N= ame Partners

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By Ben Kochman

Adanté Pointer lived through = what he calls countless moments of police misconduct growing up in West Oak= land, California.

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Paul Hastings Hires Kirkland Veteran To Lead Funds Pra= ctice

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By Xiumei Dong

Paul Hastings LLP is expanding= 0;its investment funds and private capital practice with the addition of fi= ve current and former Kirkland & Ellis partners, led by veteran partner= John Budetti, who has been named the new global chair of the practice, the= firm announced Monday.

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BCLP To Open Seattle Office This Summer With 2 Litigat= ors

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By Tracey Read

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP an= nounced Monday it will establish a presence in the Pacific Northwest this s= ummer by opening a Seattle office with two litigators from Portland-based S= chwabe Williamson & Wyatt PC.

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Women See Gains In Sports Business From GC Jobs To Dea= ls

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By Sue Reisinger

When Shameeka Quallo was named gen= eral counsel last week of the National Women's Soccer League's Washington S= pirit, she became the latest example of the growing presence and acceptance= of women in the business of American sports.

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Justices Appear To Back Appeals For 'Purely Legal' Iss= ues

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By Jess Krochtengel

U.S. Supreme Court justices appear= poised to reverse a minority of circuits that require legal arguments rais= ed at the summary judgment stage to be reasserted after trial to be preserv= ed for appeal, after oral arguments Monday that delved into nuances of tria= l practice.

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Justices To Review If Officials Can Block Social Media= Critics

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By Tiffany Hu

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday a= greed to take up two separate appeals in the Ninth and Sixth circuits over = when public officials can block individuals from their Facebook pages.

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3 Justices Protest Court's Snub Of Death Row Inmate's = Appeal

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By Marco Poggio

Three U.S. Supreme Court justices = on Monday called "disheartening" their colleagues' decision not to hear the= case of a Tennessee death row inmate whose murder sentence has been cloude= d by claims of ineffective counsel.

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Sen. Wants Justice Thomas' Billionaire Friend To Detai= l Gifts

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By Jack Karp

A leading U.S. senator on Monday a= sked for information from the billionaire Republican donor alleged to have = unreported financial dealings with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thom= as, just as other senators' requests for an investigation into those dealin= gs were referred to a federal judiciary committee.

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'Charging Decisions' To Come In Ga. DA's 2020 Election= Probe

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By Hailey Konnath

Fulton County District Attorney Fa= ni T. Willis said Monday that she plans to announce "charging decisions" in= the "near future" stemming from her investigation into former President Do= nald Trump's possible criminal interference in Georgia's 2020 election, acc= ording to a letter sent to law enforcement agencies.

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Cohen Seeks Damages At 2nd Circ. For Retaliatory Jail = Time

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By Lauren Berg

Former Donald Trump lawyer Michael= Cohen on Monday asked the Second Circuit to revive his lawsuit alleging he= was thrown in prison as revenge for his plan to publish a book critical of= his former boss, saying he is owed damages for the former president's atte= mpt to silence him.

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Deutsche Bank Hires New General Counsel From Merck=

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By Adrian Cruz

Deutsche Bank AG has appointed pha= rmaceutical giant Merck Group's longtime general counsel as its new legal c= hief, starting in the first week of September, the company announced Monday= .

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Crypto Influencer Says He Never Harassed FTX Investors= ' Atty

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By Carolina Bolado

A cryptocurrency influencer told a= Florida magistrate judge Monday that he never threatened an attorney repre= senting investors in collapsed cryptocurrency platform FTX with anything bu= t litigation and loss of his law license, and he denied the allegations of = harassment leveled against him.

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NY Atty Coaching Co. Says Rival Pressing It Over Contr= act, IP

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By Emily Sawicki

A New York attorney coaching compa= ny has sued a Colorado competitor in New York federal court, requesting dec= larations that it has not violated a contract signed by its CEO when she to= ok a course from the competitor in 2017, nor has it violated the competitor= 's pending trademark.

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American Bar Association

Arlington Capital Partners

Change Healthcare Inc.

Citigroup Inc.

DTE Energy Co.

Deutsche Bank AG

Early Warning Services LLC

Ford Motor Co.

Fortune Brands Home & Secur= ity Inc.

Fujifilm

Google LLC

International Olympic Committee<= /a>

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.

Kinderhook Industries LLC

Ladies Professional Golf = Association

LinkedIn Corp.

Major League Baseball Inc.

Mercer International Inc.

Michigan Association for Justic= e

Michigan State University

Miller Buckfire & Co. LLC

Spectrum Management Holding Co.

State Bar of Michigan

Stifel Financial Corp.


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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Federal Acquisition Regul= atory Council

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Federal Trade Commission

Fish and Wildlife Service

Government Accountability Office=

Judicial Conference of t= he United States

Pennsylvania Department= of Transportation

U.= S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Bankruptcy= Court for the District of Delaware

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

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

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

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. Department of Veterans Af= fairs

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

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

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

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

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Western District of Tennessee

U.S. General Services Adminis= tration

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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