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The Federal Circuit denied a request Tuesday from steel product importers= who sought to keep an appeal over national security duties active while th= ey prepare to petition the U.S. Supreme Court, sticking to the appeals cour= t's seven-day deadline.

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Fed. Circ. Hands Steel Importers More Disappointment

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By Jennifer Doherty

The Federal Circuit denied a reque= st Tuesday from steel product importers who sought to keep an appeal over n= ational security duties active while they prepare to petition the U.S. Supr= eme Court, sticking to the appeals court's seven-day deadline.

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EPA Drops Louisiana Environmental Justice Investigatio= ns

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By Peter McGuire

The U.S. Environmental Protection = Agency on Tuesday told Louisiana officials that it had ceased investigation= s into civil rights violations by state agencies regarding pollution from a= petrochemical plant and suggested that the state drop its lawsuit alleging= federal overreach to pursue environmental justice.

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Investor Cries Foul Over Stock Price In $5.2B Arconic = Sale

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By Renee Hickman

A shareholder of Arconic Corp. sai= d in a lawsuit that the aluminum sheet and plate company's $5.2 billion tak= eover by private equity giant Apollo undervalued the company and was tainte= d by conflicts of interest.

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Tesla Solar Roof Buyers Ink $6M 'Bait And Switch' Suit= Deal

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By Henrik Nilsson

Tesla has agreed to pay a proposed= class of about 8,200 customers $6 million to settle allegations that the e= lectric vehicle and clean energy company raised prices of its solar roof ti= le system in a "bait and switch" scheme, according to a notice filed Monday= in California federal court.

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Eaton Unit Liable For NJ Tool Factory Cleanup, Judge R= ules

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By Peter McGuire

An Eaton Corp. unit is on the hook= for the cost of cleaning up petroleum contamination at a former scissor fa= ctory in Newark, New Jersey, now owned by the state's largest electric util= ity, according to a Garden State federal judge.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Labor Law Lessons From NLRB Judge's Bargaining Order =

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A National Labor Relations Board j= udge’s recent decision to issue a so-called Gissel bargaining order a= gainst IBN Construction is a reminder that a company’s unfair labor p= ractices may not just result in traditional remedies, but could also lead t= o union certification, says Andrew MacDonald at Fox Rothschild.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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White & Case Elects NY Litigator As Firm's New Cha= ir

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By Xiumei Dong

White & Case LLP announced Tue= sday that it had elected a female litigator in New York as the firm's next = chair, succeeding longstanding chief Hugh Verrier, who has led the firm for= 16 years.

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Mondelez Workers Target BCLP In Cyberattack Suit =09

By Hailey Konnath

Mondelez Global LLC workers have h= it Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP with a proposed class action in Illinois= federal court alleging the firm had inadequate security systems that allow= ed cybercriminals "unfettered access" to their personal information in a Fe= bruary attack.

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Justices Say Cos. Can Be Sued Wherever They're Registe= red

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By Matthew Santoni

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday = left the door open for companies to be sued in states where they have merel= y registered to do business, reviving a lawsuit that a Virginia man br= ought against Norfolk Southern in Pennsylvania despite his alleged injuries= occurring in other states.

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Analysis

Corporations On Edge After High Court's Jurisdiction R= uling

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By Jess Krochtengel

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in= Mallory v. Norfolk Southern muddies the waters of where companies can be h= auled into court and exposes corporations to suits far afield from their ho= me bases, lawyers say, but it's also far from the final word on the issue.

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Justices Rule State Courts Can Review Election Laws

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By Hayley Fowler

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday = ruled the Constitution's elections clause does not give state lawmakers unf= ettered control to set the rules for federal elections, handing voting righ= ts advocates a win in a closely watched elections case in which Republicans= in the North Carolina legislature sought to restore their voter maps.

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Justices Say Intent Must Be Proven In 'True Threat' Ca= ses

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By Jess Krochtengel

U.S. Supreme Court justices said T= uesday that courts must consider a speaker's intent when deciding = ;what constitutes a "true threat" unprotected by the First Amendment, with = negligent speech not falling under that umbrella.

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LeClairRyan Judge 'Bothered' By Trustee Deal With Foun= der

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By Andrew Strickler

The Virginia federal bankruptcy ju= dge overseeing the contentious aftermath of LeClairRyan's collapse declined= Tuesday to approve a settlement with a longtime firm leader with potential= ly big tax implications for him and dozens of other ex-partners.

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Calif. Atty's State Bar Ethics Trial Over BLM Tweets O= pens

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By Gina Kim

The California State Bar opened it= s ethics trial Tuesday over attorney Marla Anne Brown's May 2020 tweets cal= ling for Black Lives Matter protestors to be shot, with one witness testify= ing that violent rhetoric from a lawyer claiming to be a Los Angeles Police= Department union attorney left him worried a volatile situation could esca= late.

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Florida Won't Use 'Next Generation' Bar Exam In 2026

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By Madison Arnold

Aspiring lawyers who sit for the F= lorida bar exam in 2026 will not take the NextGen bar exam set to debut tha= t year, the Florida Board of Bar Examiners said in announcing that the Suns= hine State will continue using the Multistate Bar Exam for that test.

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4 Blue State Judges To Take Senior Status

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By Katie Buehler

Two district court judges in Hawai= i and one each in Oregon and the Southern District of New York have announc= ed plans to take senior status, creating four new vacancies for President J= oe Biden to fill.

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Trump Aide's Arraignment Postponed In Classified Docs = Case

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By Phillip Bantz

A canceled flight and delays in re= taining local counsel have pushed back the arraignment of Donald Trump's pe= rsonal aide Waltine Nauta on charges that he helped the former president co= nceal classified documents and mislead investigators during their search fo= r the records.

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Trump Hush-Money Case Looks Bound For NY State Court

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By Pete Brush

A New York federal judge strongly = indicated Tuesday that he will return Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bra= gg's criminal hush-money case against Donald Trump to state court, saying h= e will issue a ruling within two weeks.

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DOJ, Prof Spar Over Secret Jones Day VW Emissions Docs=

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By Linda Chiem

The U.S. Department of Justice, Vo= lkswagen and a Loyola Marymount University professor sparred in California = federal court this week over whether a confidential Jones Day report on the= German automaker's internal investigation into the 2015 emissions-cheating= scandal should be made public.

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Fake News Filing In Chevron Fight Earns Wash. Atty San= ctions

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By Chart Riggall

A Ninth Circuit panel has ordered = a Seattle lawyer to cover his opponent's attorney fees after he was found t= o have fabricated a news article to support his client's position, while re= ferring the case to the state bar for further discipline.

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Jones Walker Booted From $1.2B Venezuela Oil Fraud Cas= e

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By Hailey Konnath

A Florida federal judge on Tuesday= disqualified Jones Walker LLP from representing an asset manager charged w= ith participating in a $1.2 billion embezzlement scheme targeting Venezuela= 's state-owned oil company, taking issue with the firm's previous repr= esentation of a witness in the sprawling case.

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Analysis

NH Attys Hope Biden Honors Diversity Vow In 1st Circ. = Redo

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By Brian Dowling

The Biden administration's efforts= to fill an open First Circuit seat after its initial New Hampshire pick pu= lled out of the running have Granite State attorneys hoping the White House= returns to its promise to improve diversity on the nation's smallest feder= al appeals court.

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'All-American' Colo. Judicial Nominee Has Employment C= hops

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By Chris Villani

President Joe Biden's latest nomin= ation to the Colorado federal bench marks the third time he's tapped a magi= strate judge to fill a district court seat there — a relative rarity = for the state — choosing a judge with years of experience r= epresenting employers in a wide variety of state and federal litigation.= 60;

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4th Circ. Won't Renew Suspended NC Atty's State Bar La= wsuit

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By Hayley Fowler

The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday decl= ined to revive a suspended attorney's lawsuit against the North Carolina St= ate Bar and two of its lawyers, finding he waited too long to object to a m= agistrate's recommendation that the case be tossed.

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Mich. Court Pushes Settlements To Ease COVID Backlog

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By Carolyn Muyskens

One of Michigan's largest trial co= urts, Oakland County Circuit Court, has announced a new effort to settle so= me of the civil and family cases that continue to clog up the court's docke= t following the delays and disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Disbarred Atty's Funds Can't Be Taken Yet, Colo. Judge= Says

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By Thy Vo

A Colorado state judge said Tuesda= y that a disbarred attorney's ex-wife and the companies he defrauded cannot= garnish the nearly $175,000 the lawyer parked in a court account, ruling t= hat the lawyer does not control the funds until the court returns them to h= im.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arconic Corp.

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.

Boston College

Chevron Corp.

Cooper Industries PLC

George Washington University

Huttig Building Products Inc.

International Shoe Co.

Mondelez International Inc.

New Hampshire Legal Assistance

Norfolk Southern Corp.

North Carolina Bar Association

North Carolina State Bar

PrimeSource Building Products = Inc.

Public Service Enterprise Gr= oup Inc.

State Bar of California

Tesla Inc.

The Florida Bar

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.=

Time Inc.

Twitter Inc.

U.S. News & World Report

Volkswagen AG

Washington State Bar Associatio= n

Wellesley College


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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Air Resources Board

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Internal Revenue Service

National Labor Relations Board

North Carolina Department of= Justice

North Carolina General Assembly

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Ba= nkruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

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

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

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

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

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District C= ourt for the District of New Jersey

U.S. D= istrict Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Northern District of Illinois

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 Louisiana

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Postal Service

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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