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Several dozen Democratic lawmakers are urging Interior Secretary Deb Haal= and to support and strengthen a draft rule the Bureau of Land Management ha= s proposed to prioritize ecosystem health and conservation across millions = of acres of federal lands.

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Dems Call On Interior Dept. To Complete Public Lands R= ule

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By Tom Lotshaw

Several dozen Democratic lawmakers= are urging Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to support and strengthen a draf= t rule the Bureau of Land Management has proposed to prioritize ecosystem h= ealth and conservation across millions of acres of federal lands.

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FERC Must Review NYC Pipeline Climate Impact, DC Circ.= Told

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By Peter McGuire

Federal energy regulators have off= ered unconvincing excuses for their lax review of greenhouse gas impacts fr= om a Kinder Morgan Inc. affiliate's pipeline upgrade project for New York C= ity, a watchdog group told the D.C. Circuit.

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CBP Reverses Ohio Cabinet Company's Tariff Evasion Rul= ing

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By Alyssa Aquino

U.S. Customs and Border Protection= overturned its prior ruling faulting an Ohio cabinet company for routing C= hinese wooden cabinets through Malaysia to avoid steep tariffs, saying the = record showed the imports were produced in Malaysia.

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Builder's NC Mold Damage Coverage Suit Heads To Trial<= /a>

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By Emily Enfinger

An insurer's coverage lawsuit agai= nst a contractor relating to mold at a North Carolina apartment complex wil= l soon face a jury, with a Virginia federal judge slating the case for tria= l in late July.

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Simmons Bank Sued Over Texas Retail Center Project=

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By Isaac Monterose

A construction company alleged Tue= sday in Texas state court that Simmons Bank and several property management= companies owe it payment for a three-phase retail center construction proj= ect located near the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Sackett's US Waters Redefinition Is A Boon For Develop= ers

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The U.S. Supreme Court's recent la= ndmark ruling in Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should red= uce real estate project delays, development costs and potential legal expos= ures — but developers must remain mindful of how new federal and stat= e regulations governing wetlands could affect their plans, say attorneys at= Morris Manning.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Orrick Cuts 6% Of Workforce In Latest BigLaw Layoff

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By Aebra Coe

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe = LLP has laid off 6% of its global workforce, which includes about 40 associ= ates and 50 staff members, the firm said Tuesday.

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Privacy Top Priority For Companies As Legal Spending R= ises

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By Tracey Read

Companies of all sizes are spendin= g more on their legal budgets, and are now prioritizing privacy over compli= ance as their top business function, according to a new survey.

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To Classified Docs Charges=

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By Frank G. Runyeon and David Minsky<= /p>

Former President Donald Trump pled= not guilty Tuesday to federal Espionage Act and obstruction charges allegi= ng he hoarded U.S. government documents detailing nuclear and military secr= ets and then conspired to hide them from investigators after he left office= .

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DOJ Reliance On Trump Atty Evidence A Risk To Prosecut= ion

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By Andrew Strickler

Under pressure last spring over al= leged mishandling of government secrets, Donald Trump directed attorney M. = Evan Corcoran to accept a grand jury subpoena demanding the handover of sec= ret government documents.

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Fla. Litigator Joins Trump Defense Team In Docs Case

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By Emily Johnson

Longtime Florida litigator Christo= pher M. Kise has joined former President Donald Trump's defense team agains= t federal charges alleging he mishandled classified documents after having = represented Trump with respect to the government probe leading to the indic= tment and a separate $250 million civil fraud case in New York.

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Senate Confirms Ex-Public Counsel CEO To Central Calif= . Seat

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By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted 5= 1-48 to confirm Hernán D. Vera, a Los Angeles County Superior Court ju= dge, to the Central District of California, filling a spot on the court tha= t's been vacant since 2015.

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Crowell & Moring Exiting Walgreens Suit Over Confl= ict Claims

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By Ryan Boysen

Crowell & Moring LLP is withdr= awing from defending Humana in a Walgreens lawsuit that claims the firm's "= betrayal" led to a $642 million arbitration award, with Crowell & Morin= g denying wrongdoing but acknowledging the conflict claims will bog down th= e case if it stays on.

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McDermott Sued By Recruited Atty Over Client Conflicts= , Pay

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By Gina Kim

Entertainment litigator Jeffery Mc= Farland sued McDermott Will & Emery LLP and recruiter Watanabe LLC in C= alifornia state court Tuesday for allegedly failing to disclose conflicts t= he firm had with his book of clients when it hired him in 2020, and for all= egedly cutting his compensation arrangement from $3.25 million to $1 millio= n.

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Trustee Says Paul Hastings May Pull Attys From Kwok Ch= . 11

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By Aaron Keller

The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing = the multi-million-dollar Connecticut bankruptcy of Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwo= k, citing a pressing need for swift investigative action, testified Tuesday= that his law firm, Paul Hastings LLP, may be tempted to pull associate att= orneys from the sprawling case "in a matter of weeks" if the firm's recent = $12 million fee request languishes without resolution.

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Ohio Law Firm Faces Class Claims Over 2021 Data Breach=

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By Adrian Cruz

Ohio-based Marshall & Melhorn = LLC was hit with a proposed class action Tuesday in Ohio federal court, acc= using the firm of failing to properly secure its confidential information, = which led to a 2021 ransomware attack by Russian-based ransomware group Con= ti that impacted over 27,000 clients' data.

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Ousted Roche Freedman Atty Says Equity Accord Was In P= lay

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By Lauren Berg

An ex-founding partner of the liti= gation boutique formerly called Roche Freedman who claims he's owed compens= ation after he was allegedly ousted for "bullying" behavior told a Manhatta= n federal judge Monday that the firm was run pursuant to an agreement his f= ormer colleagues now wrongly claim is unenforceable.

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Mass. Gov's Legal Chops, Diversity May Steer Top Court= Pick

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By Chris Villani

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey's = legal background, a desire for greater diversity and gentle pressure from p= rogressives could help guide her pick to succeed Justice Elspeth P. Cypher = on the state's highest court.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

Association of Corporate Counse= l

Comerica Inc.

Consolidated Edison Inc.

Eastern Environmental Law Cente= r

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

Mexican American= Legal Defense & Educational Fund

NBCUniversal Media LLC

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

Public Counsel

Sierra Club

Simmons First National Corp.

The Florida Bar

UCLA School of Law

Washington Post Co.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Cadwalader Wickersham

McNicholas & McNicholas

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Land Management

Central Intelligence Agency

Dallas Fort Worth Interna= tional Airport

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Florida Supreme Court

National Archives an= d Records Administration

National Security Agency

New York Attorney General'= s Office

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Co= urt of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

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 Virginia

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. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

Un= ited States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut

Un= ited States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

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