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Purveyors of steel-derived products urged the Federal Circuit to reconsid= er its ruling that endorsed the president's authority to expand national se= curity tariffs on steel products, saying the ruling impermissibly rewrote s= tatutory guardrails meant to curtail the president's power in adjusting imp= orts.

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TOP NEWS

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Steel Cos. Ask Fed. Circ. To Rethink President's Duty = Power

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By Rae Ann Varona

Purveyors of steel-derived product= s urged the Federal Circuit to reconsider its ruling that endorsed the pres= ident's authority to expand national security tariffs on steel products, sa= ying the ruling impermissibly rewrote statutory guardrails meant to curtail= the president's power in adjusting imports.

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Fed. Circ. Backs Speedy Duty Review In US-Canada Wood = Row

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By Rae Ann Varona

The Federal Circuit on Tuesday rev= ersed a decision nixing a rule that granted Canadian lumber exporters quick= er reviews of their individual countervailing duty rates, saying an America= n lumber trade group that challenged the rule glossed over a single word th= at made the reviews acceptable.

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La. Pushes 5th Circ. To Pause Air Plan Pending Challen= ge

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By Tom Lotshaw

Louisiana is asking the Fifth Circ= uit to hit pause on a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule that disapp= roved its air quality plan as it challenges that rule, arguing the agency i= mproperly relied on new data and revised modeling after its plan was submit= ted.

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Real Estate Rumors: Harbor Group, Amy Schumer, 601W Co= s.

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By WaTeasa Freeman

Harbor Group is said to have refin= anced $122 million of debt backed by a Texas multifamily property, Amy Schu= mer has reportedly sold a New York residence for $13 million, and 601W Cos.= is said to have landed $280 million in financing for three New Jersey buil= dings.

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POLICY & REGULATION

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Assa Abloy Exec Supports Stand-Alone Divestiture Argum= ent

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By Bryan Koenig

An Assa Abloy executive = pushed back Tuesday on U.S. Department of Justice arguments that divestitur= e plans won't address concerns the $4.3 billion pickup of Sp= ectrum Brands' hardware and home improvement business will tip the com= petitive scales, asserting the company is heavily decentralized, not an int= egrated global operation as the government contends.

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LITIGATION

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Insurer Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Hilton Mold Counters= uit

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By Riley Murdock

Affiliated FM Insurance Co. asked = the Eleventh Circuit to uphold the dismissal of a $20 million mold damage c= ase involving an Atlanta Hilton hotel while reviving its countersuit agains= t the hotel's owners, arguing it spent more than $500,000 investigating an = allegedly fraudulent claim.

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Insurer, Contractor Reach Agreement Over Exercise Inju= ry Suit

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By Jennifer Mandato

A Nationwide unit and a contractor= notified a Colorado federal court that the pair reached an agreement in th= eir coverage dispute for an underlying suit brought by a woman who said she= was injured after the company improperly installed aerial hoops in her hom= e.

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PEOPLE

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Herbert Smith Adds Construction Atty From Ashurst<= /p> =09

By Tom Fish

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP has hi= red a construction specialist as a partner in the firm's London office from= Ashurst LLP, where he will advise on major real estate development project= s.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Joint Representation Ethics Lessons From Ga. Electors = Case

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The Fulton County district attorne= y's recent motion to disqualify an attorney from representing her elector c= lients, claiming a nonconsentable conflict of interest, raises key question= s about representing multiple clients related to the same conduct and highl= ights potential pitfalls, say Hilary Gerzhoy and Grace Wynn at HWG.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Girard Sharp's Dena Sharp=

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By Mike Curley

Dena Sharp's mother has joked that= she "doesn't know what they did wrong" to have three lawyers as children, = but the healthy debate fostered at the dinner table and the values ins= tilled in her by her parents have led Sharp to the plaintiffs bar, where sh= e's gotten big judgments and settlements for her clients against big corpor= ations like Juul Labs Inc.

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Employment Ticks Up For New Law School Grads, ABA Says=

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By Daniel Connolly

Employment outcomes for new law sc= hool graduates have improved and the proportion in high-quality jobs is tre= nding upward, according to a new study from the American Bar Association.

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Davis Wright Elects 1st Latino As Executive Committee = Chair

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By James Mills

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP announce= d Tuesday it has elected a Latino attorney as the chair of its executive co= mmittee, the first time a Latino has held that position with the firm.

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NY Atty Cops To $3.8M Scheme With Russian Oligarch=

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By Phillip Bantz

A New York lawyer admitted Tuesday= to playing a key role in a money laundering scheme to help a Russian oliga= rch evade U.S. sanctions while maintaining six high-end U.S. properties wor= th a combined $75 million, according to prosecutors.

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Appeals In Atty's Suit Over Lewdness Claims Draw Pushb= ack

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By Andrew Strickler

A New York appellate judge on Tues= day pressed a lawyer representing a former Hughes Hubbard partner who sued = a gym employee who accused him of exposing himself about "vague" descriptio= ns in the complaint of allegedly defamatory statements made by the defendan= t.

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Chief Justice Roberts Declines Senate Testimony Reques= t

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By James Arkin

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice J= ohn Roberts declined a request to testify before the Senate Judiciary Commi= ttee about how the court handles ethical issues in a letter Tuesday, but at= tached a "Statement on Ethics Principles and Practices" that he said is sub= scribed to by each of the current justices.

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Analysis

What To Know As Justices Look At Officials Blocking Cr= itics

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By Tiffany Hu

The U.S. Supreme Court decided thi= s week to review two appeals in the Ninth and Sixth circuits over when publ= ic officials can block commenters on their social media pages — the f= irst time it's considered the question since a dispute involving former Pre= sident Donald Trump.

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Cuomo Sues To Halt Renewed NY Ethics Case On $5M Deal<= /a>

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo filed sui= t against the New York state ethics commission amid a looming proceeding ov= er renewed charges of self-dealing related to the governor's $5 million pan= demic book deal, calling the agency's very existence a violation of the sep= aration of powers.

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Philly Casino, Firms Urge 3rd Circ. To Shield Privileg= ed Docs

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By Hailey Konnath

A Philadelphia-area casino and its= attorneys at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC and Hawke McKeon &= ; Sniscak LLP on Monday tore into a gambling company's argument that the Th= ird Circuit lacks the jurisdiction to consider their dispute over communica= tions disclosures, according to a trio of reply briefs filed with the appel= late court.

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Mandatory Oregon Bar Membership Is Unlawful, 9th Circ.= Told

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By Emily Johnson

An Oregon attorney and former atto= rney have urged the Ninth Circuit to revive their suit against the Oregon S= tate Bar over its required membership, arguing that the state-mandated poli= cy infringes on their constitutional right to free association independent = of how much the bar engages in political speech.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Affiliated FM Insurance Co.

Allegion PLC

Altria Group Inc.

American Bar Association

Equinox Holdings Inc.

Fortune Brands Home & Secur= ity Inc.

Greenwood Gaming & Entert= ainment Inc.

JUUL Labs Inc.

NBCUniversal Media LLC

PrimeSource Building Products = Inc.

San Francisco Unified Sch= ool District

Scottsdale Insurance Co.

Spectrum Brands Inc.

State Bar of California

The Home Depot Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Washington Post Co.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Davis Wright Tremaine

Herbert Smith Freehills

Law Offices of David L. Simon

The Law Offices of Neal Brickman

Tonkon Torp

Weitz & Luxenberg

Zelle LLP

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Louisiana Departmen= t of Environmental Quality

National Archives an= d Records Administration

Office of the Federal Register

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

U.S. Court of Appea= ls for the Eleventh Circuit

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

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

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Supreme Court

United = States District Court for the District of Colorado

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