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The Ninth Circuit in mid-July will hear the latest dispute over a tribal = casino development in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, the cou= rt announced, setting up a showdown that is likely to focus on whether the = Ione Band of Miwok Indians is eligible to offer gambling.

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9th Circ. To Hear Dispute Over Calif. Tribal Casino In= July

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By Caleb Symons

The Ninth Circuit in mid-July will= hear the latest dispute over a tribal casino development in the foothills = of the Sierra Nevada mountains, the court announced, setting up a showdown = that is likely to focus on whether the Ione Band of Miwok Indians is eligib= le to offer gambling.

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Trade Groups Stress Need For US Lithium Mine To 9th Ci= rc.

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By Ali Sullivan

Industry groups have told the Nint= h Circuit the Thacker Pass lithium mine will fill a critical need in the U.= S. economy as the government prioritizes a transition toward electric vehic= les, asking it to uphold the project's approval amid an appeal from environ= mentalists, a Native American tribe and a Nevada rancher.

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11th Circ. Says No Atty Fees For Cos. In Tossed Insura= nce Suit

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By Ganesh Setty

A home builder and contractor accu= sed of faulty stucco work can't seek attorney fees from their insurance com= pany after a Florida federal court found the insurer lacked standing to lit= igate whether it had a duty to defend the companies, the Eleventh Circuit r= uled.

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Calif. Contractor Sues For $8.3M From Naval Facility W= ork

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By Rae Ann Varona

A California construction engineer= ing company has taken the federal government to the U.S. Court of Federal C= laims, seeking roughly $8.3 million it alleges the government owes for dela= ying work on a Naval Special Warfare training facility and shooting range e= ngineering project.

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Cannabis Financer Wants To Arbitrate Escrow Theft Suit=

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By Isaac Monterose

The owner of a cannabis investment= company urged a California federal court to allow it to arbitrate a fraud = suit accusing it of stealing an $880,000 escrow payment from two developers= readying a cannabis cultivation business, arguing that the related escrow = agreement has an arbitration clause.

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Union Seeks $2K In Fees For Latest Chapter In Payroll = Suit

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By Emily Brill

A St. Louis-area painting company = should cover more than $2,000 in legal fees that a union incurred while fig= hting to compel the business to submit to a payroll audit, the union told a= Missouri federal court.

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NC Tribal Chief Vetoes $64M Allocation To Cannabis Bus= iness

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By Caleb Symons

The principal chief of the Eastern= Band of Cherokee Indians has vetoed the North Carolina tribe's plan to inv= est another $64 million to open a medical marijuana cultivation site and di= spensary, citing cost overruns and concerns that its gambling revenue canno= t go toward cannabis.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Opinion

Attorneys Should Have An Ethical Duty To Advance DEI

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National and state bar association= s are encouraging attorneys to apply diversity, equity and inclusion practi= ces in the legal profession and beyond, and these associations should take = it one step further by formally recognizing ethical duties for attorneys to= promote DEI, which could better the legal profession and society, says Ele= na Mitchell at Moore & Van Allen.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Intersection Of Race And Lawyer Discipline Gaining Att= ention

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By Andrew Strickler

Often recognized but rarely discus= sed directly, racial disparities in disciplinary actions — such as wh= ich groups are most often targeted by complaints and how outcomes differ &#= 8212; and how to address them are one key to improving the profession's stu= bbornly low representation of Black lawyers, advocates say.

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Sidley's Newt Minow, Titan Of Public Broadcasting, Die= s At 97

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By Hannah Albarazi

Newton N. Minow, a former head of = the Federal Communications Commission who went on to spend more than half a= century at Sidley Austin LLP, is being remembered as a lion of the bar who= not only practiced law into his mid-90s but also helped shape what America= ns watch on television and mentored a future U.S. president in Barack Obama= .

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Proskauer, Polsinelli Leaders Among 8 Joining BakerHos= tetler

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By Emily Johnson

BakerHostetler has strengthened it= s Los Angeles office with the addition of eight attorneys, including the fo= rmer co-head of Proskauer Rose LLP's private equity and mergers & acqui= sitions group and the former vice chair of Polsinelli PC's securities &= corporate finance practice, the firm announced on Monday.

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Winston & Strawn Adds Reed Smith Gov't Contracts T= rio

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By Alison Knezevich

Three government contracts litigat= ors from Reed Smith LLP have jumped to Winston & Strawn LLP in Washingt= on, D.C., the firm said Monday.

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Trump's Ability To Access Evidence Limited In Criminal= Case

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By Lauren Berg

A New York state judge on Monday r= estricted what Donald Trump can see or talk about in the Manhattan district= attorney's criminal hush-money case as the former president seeks to recap= ture the White House in 2024.

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Calif. Atty Can't Shake Ethics Charges Over BLM Tweets=

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By Jack Karp

A California lawyer will have to f= ace disciplinary charges for allegedly urging people to harm Black Lives Ma= tter demonstrators via Twitter, after a state bar court found that she can'= t have many of those charges nixed under bar rules.

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Split Ohio High Court Spurns Pregnant Atty's Trial Del= ay Bid

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By Rachel Rippetoe

A split Ohio Supreme Court denied = an emergency bid by a pregnant defense attorney on bed rest to delay her cl= ient's trial on child sex abuse charges, according to a Sunday order that d= rew a dissent from two justices who acknowledged the "troubling" nature of = the case but found the counsel's request to be reasonable.

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How Court-Packing Could Make Or Break High Court Major= ity

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By Katie Buehler

Republicans could hold onto their = U.S. Supreme Court majority for another 42 years unless Democrats consider = expanding the bench, according to a study updated Monday, which found the f= ailure to confirm U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to the court and ot= her events may have pushed that turning point back 36 years.

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DC Gov't Says Atty Not Due Hearing Over Withdrawn Job = Offer

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By Jack Rodgers

The Washington, D.C., city governm= ent has told a federal judge that a former in-house counsel candidate was n= ot entitled to a hearing over the city's decision to withdraw a job offer a= fter learning she previously had her law license suspended.

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