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TOP NEWS

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Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Challenge To President's Tarif= f Powers

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By Micah Danney

The Federal Circuit has rejected a= request for an en banc rehearing from purveyors of steel-derived products = who challenged a panel's February ruling that affirmed the president's auth= ority to expand national security tariffs on steel products.

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Adani Raises $213M With EdgeConneX For India Data Cent= ers

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By Al Barbarino

Adani Enterprises Ltd. announced F= riday it has raised a $213 million facility in a joint venture with private= data center operator EdgeConneX to fund a portfolio of under-construction = data centers in India, with a handful of global investment banks including = ING Bank NV and Natixis backing the project.

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POLICY & REGULATION


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Commerce Preps Duties Topping 540% On Chinese Tin Mill=

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By Alyssa Aquino

The U.S. Department of Commerce ha= s readied tariffs stretching all the way up to 542.55% on Chinese tin mill = imports that U.S. trade officials preliminarily determined to be illegally = subsidized by Beijing, according to a Friday notice in the Federal Register= .

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LITIGATION

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Emirati Pipe Co. Assails Commerce's Pricing Analysis

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By Alyssa Aquino

An Emirati pipe maker challenged t= he results of an anti-dumping tariff review in the U.S. Court of Internatio= nal Trade, saying the U.S. Department of Commerce improperly raised its tar= iffs by treating it as a "targeted dumper."

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6th Circ. Trims Wyndham Hotel Suit Over Elevator Inspe= ction

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By Joyce Hanson

The Sixth Circuit has partly rever= sed a Wyndham hotel's win in its suit saying a state inspector improperly s= ealed elevators when deciding they fell short of safety requirements, findi= ng he is immune to an unconstitutional regulatory taking claim but not to a= due process claim.

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PEOPLE

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Gordon & Rees Adds 4 From Melick & Porter In N= ew England

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By Christine DeRosa

Four attorneys from Melick & P= orter LLP have joined Gordon & Rees LLP as partners in the firm's New E= ngland offices.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Chapter 100 Incentives Can Offer Relief For Mo. Solar = Projects

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Although the Missouri Supreme Cour= t's decision last year in Johnson v. Springfield Solar 1 overturned the sta= te's tax exemption for solar energy systems, solar developers may still be = able to use other mechanisms, like Chapter 100 incentives, to offset projec= t costs, say Lizzy McEntire and Anna Kimbrell at Husch Blackwell.

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Virginia 'Rocket Docket' Slowdown Is Likely A Blip=

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After being the fastest or second-= fastest federal civil trial court for 14 straight years, the Eastern Distri= ct of Virginia has slid to 18th place, but the rocket docket’s statis= tical tumble doesn't mean the district no longer maintains a speedy civil d= ocket, says Robert Tata at Hunton.=20

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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BCLP Hit By Cyberattack Affecting Client Data

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By Sarah Martinson

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP wa= s hit by a cyberattack in February that has affected more than 50,000 curre= nt and former employees of snack maker Mondelez Global LLC, according to a = data breach notice sent to the workers.

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Who'd Eastman Call For Election Fraud Claim? A Ghost H= unter

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By Craig Clough

Former President Donald Trump's on= etime attorney John Eastman testified at his California disbarment hearing = on Friday that when he cited a truck driver's affidavit as evidence of elec= tion fraud, he didn't know the witness was also a so-called ghost hunter be= cause he did no research to assess his credibility.

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Barr Won't Rule Out A White House Return

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By Jessica Corso

Former U.S. Attorney General Willi= am Barr said in an exclusive interview with Law360 that he would be willing= to return to government under a future Republican president, though he has= ruled out another term under former President Donald J. Trump.

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AG Reiterates Hunter Biden Prosecutor's 'Complete Auth= ority'

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By Hailey Konnath

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garl= and on Friday shot down allegations that the U.S. Department of Justice med= dled in the investigation of Hunter Biden, reiterating that U.S. Attorney D= avid Weiss has always had "complete authority" to prosecute the president's= son.

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Analysis

RICO Decision Could Hold Banks, Law Firms On The Hook<= /a>

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By Caroline Simson

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision = that civil racketeering law can be used to enforce foreign arbitral awards = has provided a powerful and unique remedy to prevailing parties, while also= potentially exposing the lawyers and banks that help the losers hide their= money to significant liability.

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DC Circ. Judge Tatel To Join Hogan Lovells' Pro Bono P= ractice

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By Katie Buehler

After serving for 29 years, Senior= D.C. Circuit Judge David S. Tatel will step down from the bench in August = to join Hogan Lovells' pro bono practice in Washington.

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6th Circ. Mostly Preserves Sanctions Over 2020 Electio= n Suit

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By Hailey Konnath

The Sixth Circuit on Friday mostly= left in place a Michigan federal judge's sanctions against former Trump ca= mpaign lawyer Sidney Powell and a handful of other attorneys involved in a = lawsuit challenging the 2020 presidential election results, although it fou= nd that some claims were reasonable and therefore not sanctionable.

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Oregon Bar Asks 9th Circ. To Allow Mandatory Membershi= p

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By Rachel Rippetoe

The Oregon State Bar has urged the= Ninth Circuit not to revive a suit brought by a practicing attorney and a = retired attorney from the Beaver State over the bar's required membership p= olicy after they argued it infringes their constitutional rights.

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Texas High Court Revives IP Atty's Stock Redemption Su= it

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By Adam Lidgett

A split Texas Supreme Court on Fri= day reversed a lower court ruling against an intellectual property attorney= in a case regarding whether his former firm could redeem the entirety of h= is stock without compensating him when he was let go.

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Former Colo. Courts Workers Allege 'Pervasive Misogyny= '

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By Daniel Ducassi

Two former employees in the Colora= do State Court Administrator's Office have alleged in Denver District Court= that they were laid off as part of a broader pattern of gender discriminat= ion against female employees.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

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By Kevin Penton

Baker McKenzie tops this week's li= st of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled th= at U.S. racketeering law may be used to enforce foreign arbitral awards.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week=

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By Sue Reisinger

Federal regulators are accusing Am= azon of "tricking and trapping" people into recurring subscriptions to its = Prime membership. And general counsel are gearing up for more litigation, w= hile seeking lower outside counsel costs during these tumultuous economic t= imes.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In Londo= n

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By Tabitha Burbidge

The past week in London has seen t= he National Crime Agency look to recover more assets from the wife of an Az= eri banker imprisoned for embezzlement, a Pinsent Masons’ trustee ser= vices unit bring legal action against Browne Jacobson LLP, and a product li= ability claim on behalf of 9,000 consumers against Nissan and Renault over = illegal defeat devices. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in= the U.K.

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Podcast

The Term: The Court Delivers Its Immigration Blockbust= ers

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The U.S. Supreme Court weighed in = on a pair of important immigration questions Friday morning, upholding a fe= deral law that makes it a crime to encourage illegal immigration in one opi= nion, and in another reviving the Biden administration's selective deportat= ion policy over challenges from the state of Texas and Louisiana.

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Podcast

Pro Say: Tennessee's AG On Drag Shows, Guns And Climat= e

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Tennessee's Republican Attorney Ge= neral Jonathan Skrmetti has had a busy first year as the Volunteer State's = top legal officer, and he joined Pro Say to talk about his defense of anti-= drag show legislation, gun rights and the delicate balance between litigati= on and policy work.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On La= w360

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For those who missed out, here's a= look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the= most buzz on Law360 last week.

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Analysis

Arbitration Stay Ruling May Lower Class Action Defense= Costs

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By Jess Krochtengel

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling th= at litigation is automatically stayed during appeals on the question of arb= itrability is being praised by the defense bar as a business-friendly decis= ion that ensures class action plaintiffs can't use the threat of expensive = discovery as a bargaining chip.

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AXA XL Ltd.

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

Allianz Global Corporate = & Specialty SE

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Cognizant Technology Solutio= ns Corp.

International Bank of Azerbaija= n

Johnson & Johnson

LexisNexis Group Inc.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Major League Baseball Inc.

Mazars LLP

Michelin Group

Michigan Attorney Grievan= ce Commission

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

Mondelez International Inc.

Natixis SA

New York City Bar Association

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

Oregon State Bar

PrimeSource Building Products = Inc.

RELX PLC

STADA Arzneimittel AG

Spotify Technology SA

Standard Chartered PLC

State Bar of California

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Gr= oup Inc.

Symantec Corp.

The Bank of New York Mellon Cor= p.

The Brattle Group Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Lawyers'= ; Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

United Steelworkers

University of California Davis

Vox Media Inc.

Wood Mackenzie Ltd.

World Justice Project

YouTube Inc.


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Colorado Supreme Court

European Commission

European Union

Export-Import Bank of the= United States

Federal Trade Commission

HM Revenue & Customs

Internal Revenue Service

International Trade Administra= tion

International Trade Commission

Legal Services Corp.

Library of Congress

Michigan Attorney General'= s Office

National Crime Agency

State Bar of Texas

Texas Supreme Court

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

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

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

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U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United S= tates District Court for the District of Montana

World Trade Organization

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