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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday finalized a rule that for th= e first time allows the agency to introduce endangered or threatened specie= s into suitable habitats that may be outside their historical domains.

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TOP NEWS

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Feds Cement Rule To Move Species Threatened By Climate=

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service= on Friday finalized a rule that for the first time allows the agency to in= troduce endangered or threatened species into suitable habitats that may be= outside their historical domains.

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Trade Court Backs CBP, Nails Plywood Imports For Evasi= on

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By Jennifer Doherty

The U.S. Court of International Tr= ade published yet another opinion dismantling challenges to tariff evasion = probe proceedings Friday, handing a loss to three U.S. importers of Asian p= lywood.

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Pa. Zoning Board Missed Window To Enforce Rules On Bui= lder

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By Brent Godwin

A Pennsylvania judge on Friday sai= d a township's zoning board will not get to enforce an ordinance against a = builder nearly a year after issuing a certificate of occupancy, saying the = trial court erred when it ruled in favor of the township.

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Wash. City Blames Utility Cos. For Costly Road Work De= lays

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By Greg Lamm

Comcast, CenturyLink and Puget Sou= nd Energy should be held liable for millions of dollars in cost overruns in= a delayed road project because the companies failed to move their utility = facilities, according to a breach of contract lawsuit filed this week in Wa= shington state court.

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MG+M Adds Experienced Litigation Partner In NY

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By Adrian Cruz

Manning Gross & Massenburg LLP= has hired an experienced litigator who previously served as a co-chair and= office managing partner at Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd. as = a partner in its New York office.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Opinion

Appellate Funding Disclosure: No Mandate Is Right Choi= ce

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The Advisory Committee on Appellat= e Rules' recent decision, forgoing a mandatory disclosure rule for litigati= on funding in federal appeals, is prudent, as third-party funding is only i= nvolved in a minuscule number of federal cases, and courts have ample autho= rity to obtain funding information if necessary, says Stewart Ackerly at St= atera Capital.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Judge Prohibits Out-Of-State Lawyer From Using ChatGPT=

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By Sarah Martinson

A Montana federal judge has issued= an order prohibiting an out-of-state attorney from using artificial intell= igence drafting tools like ChatGPT to help with brief writing, making it th= e latest court order on the use of AI in preparing court filings.

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Supreme Court Blocks Biden Student Debt Plan

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By Jon Hill

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Frida= y that the Biden administration overstepped its authority with its plan to = forgive more than $400 billion in federal loans held by millions of America= ns, delivering a massive blow to one of President Joe Biden's most ambitiou= s policies.

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High Court Says Web Designer Can Turn Away Gay Custome= rs

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By Vin Gurrieri

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Frida= y that a Christian website designer in Colorado can refuse services fo= r same-sex weddings, finding that her free speech rights would be violated = if she were exposed to legal liability under the state's anti-discriminatio= n law.

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High Court To Look At Gun Rights In Domestic Violence = Cases

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By Marco Poggio

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday s= aid it will rule on whether a federal law forbidding people subject to dome= stic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms violates the Cons= titution, one year after issuing a landmark decision that expanded gun righ= ts.

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Rep. Raskin Calls On NFL To Release Report On Commande= rs

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By David Steele

The ranking member of the U.S. Hou= se Oversight and Accountability Committee pushed NFL Commissioner Roger Goo= dell on Friday to "honor your commitment" to publicly release the report on= the investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and workplace and = financial misconduct against Washington Commanders officials and outgoing o= wner Daniel Snyder.

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Tweeting Protesters 'Should Be Shot' Wasn't Literal, A= tty Says

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By Gina Kim

Taking the stand in her California= State Bar disciplinary trial Friday, attorney Marla Brown conceded that sh= e inaccurately called herself an LAPD union attorney in her Twitter bio but= said her tweets calling for Black Lives Matter protesters to be shot merel= y expressed her frustration and weren't meant to be literal.

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Eastman Stat Suggests No Need For Any Elections, Prof.= Says

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By Craig Clough

One statistic John Eastman relied = upon to argue for election fraud suggests that states would only need to ho= ld "one election once when a state was founded" because it wrongly assumes = a political party's support would not change over time, a Stanford Universi= ty professor testified at Eastman's California disbarment trial Friday.

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Judiciary 'Deliberately Indifferent' To Harassment, Co= urt Told

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By Hayley Fowler

The federal judiciary and a former= public defender locked in a contentious battle over whether her report of = workplace sexual harassment was handled correctly have doubled down on thei= r bids for summary judgment with competing briefs filed in North Carol= ina federal court.

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LIV-PGA Tour Deal, NFL Crackdown Highlight 1st Half Of= 2023

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By Elaine Brise=F1o

The first half of 2023 featured ma= ny memorable moments in the legal world of sports and betting, from the rec= ord-breaking sale of the Washington Commanders to the WWE-UFC and PGA Tour-= LIV Golf mergers, plus the NFL's crackdown on players who violated its poli= cy on gambling.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

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By Kevin Penton

Consovoy McCarthy PLLC tops this w= eek's U.S. Supreme Court-dominated list of Law360 Legal Lions, as the bouti= que worked to undo decades of legal precedent involving affirmative action = in a controversial opinion.

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

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By Aaron West

The U.S. Supreme Court issued seve= ral notable opinions this week, including one that struck down affirmative = admissions policies and could lead to "years of litigation," according to l= egal experts who spoke with Law360. Meanwhile, Microsoft's controversial Ac= tivision merger continues to receive FTC scrutiny, and a new privacy lawsui= t filed in California claims that artificial intelligence could "decide to = eliminate the species."

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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 l= aw firm Simkins LLP hit dot-com investor Robert Bonnier with a breach of co= ntract claim, Russian oligarch and CEO of Nornickel Vladimir Potanin sued f= or a second time by aluminum giant Rusal, and easyJet’s parent compan= y sue four more companies in trademark claims over the term "easy." Here, L= aw360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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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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Podcast

Pro Say: Want The Sabbath Off? High Court Makes It Eas= ier

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This week, the U.S. Supreme Court = ruled in favor of a former postal worker who objected to working on Sundays= because of religious reasons. The high court held that the Third Circuit s= houldn't have permitted the USPS to deny the Evangelical worker's religious= accommodation request, raising the bar on what kind of accommodation is so= burdensome that an employer cannot be expected to honor it.

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Podcast

The Term: The Court Closes With LGBTQ Rights, Biden Pl= an

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The U.S. Supreme Court wrapped up = its term on Friday with a pair of monumental opinions. First, the court rul= ed that a Christian website designer in Colorado can refuse services for sa= me-sex couples on account of her protected free speech rights, and in a sec= ond case it struck down President Joe Biden's ambitious student loan forgiv= eness plan.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

3M Co.

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.

Activision Blizzard Inc.

Alliance Defending Freedom

American Airlines Group Inc.

American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Libert= ies Union of Kentucky

American Pacific Corp.

Apollo Global Management LLC

Burger King Holdings Inc.

Electric Reliability C= ouncil of Texas Inc.

Endeavor Operating Company LLC

Lambda Legal Defense &= ; Educational Fund

Lawyers for Civil Justice

London Stock Exchange Group PLC<= /a>

Lumen Technologies Inc.

Major League Baseball Inc.

McAfee Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Metropolitan Transportati= on Authority

Microsoft Corp.

Milwaukee Bucks

National Center for Lesbian R= ights

Norfolk Southern Corp.

PGA TOUR Inc.

Phoenix Suns

Public Citizen Inc.

Puget Sound Energy Inc.

Purdue Pharma LP

SV Life Sciences Advisers LLP

Snap Inc.

Spotify Technology SA

State Bar of California

Supervalu Inc.

The Detroit Lions Inc.

The= Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Ultimate Fighting Championshi= p Ltd.

WNBA Enterprises LLC

Washington Post Co.

World Wrestling Entertainment = Inc.

YouTube Inc.

Zayo Group Holdings Inc.

easyJet plc


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Peters & Peters Solicitors

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Companies House

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Trade Commission

Fish and Wildlife Service

International Trade Commission

Judicial Conference of t= he United States

Mississippi Department o= f Human Services

National Marine Fisheries Servi= ce

Nebraska Attorney General'= s Office

Nevada Legislature

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Port Authority of New Yor= k & New Jersey

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. District Cou= rt for the District of Delaware

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

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

U.S. Postal Service

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United S= tates District Court for the District of Montana

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

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