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A split Ninth Circuit rejected San Francisco's challenge to conditions th= e U.S. Environmental Protection Agency imposed on the city in exchange for = allowing it to occasionally discharge water from its waste system into the = ocean, saying Monday the disputed "narrative" requirements also came with "= numeric" limitations for protecting water quality.

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9th Circ. Rejects SF's Challenge To Pollu= tion Discharge Rules

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By Bonnie Eslinger

A split Ninth Circuit rejected San= Francisco's challenge to conditions the U.S. Environmental Protection Agen= cy imposed on the city in exchange for allowing it to occasionally discharg= e water from its waste system into the ocean, saying Monday the disputed "n= arrative" requirements also came with "numeric" limitations for protecting = water quality.

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Mass. Tribe, Feds Press 1st Circ. To Affi= rm Casino Land Grant

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By Caleb Symons

The Biden administration is backin= g a Massachusetts tribe that wants to build a $1 billion casino development= on government trust land, telling the First Circuit that its decision to a= cquire the sprawling site was based on a "well-reasoned analysis" of the tr= ibe's historical identity.

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CO2 Pipeline Co. Says Iowa Rule Risks 1,3= 00-Mile Project

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By Henrik Nilsson

Carbon capture company Navigator H= eartland Greenway LLC sued an Iowa county in federal court alleging it viol= ated federal and state laws by implementing local zoning ordinances to prev= ent the construction of a carbon dioxide pipeline.

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NextEra Pushes DC Circ. For $1B Power Lin= e Upgrade Costs

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By Madeline Lyskawa

NextEra Energy told the D.C. Circu= it that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission overstepped its authority = by preventing it from shifting certain costs associated with upgrading its = New Hampshire power plant's circuit breaker to the developer of a $1 billio= n transmission line.

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US Says Wind Tower Co., Affiliate Subject= To Same Duties

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By Rae Ann Varona

The federal government on Monday d= efended its decision to treat Siemens Gamesa and affiliate Windar Renovable= s as a single entity subject to a 73% duty rate on wind tower imports from = Spain, telling the U.S. Court of International Trade that Siemens Gamesa ha= d misconstrued the basis of the decision.

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Descendants Say Dispute Over Hotel Near C= emetery Is Valid

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By Joyce Hanson

Several Native American descendant= s who are challenging a contractor's construction of a hotel for a casino n= ext to a tribal cemetery have asked a California federal judge not to toss = their suit, saying their current dispute isn't like numerous previously set= tled cases involving the property.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Assessing EPA's Potential Retreat On Titl= e VI Enforcement

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The U.S. Environmental Protection = Agency's decision to close its Title VI investigation of Louisiana — = rather than respond to the state's litigation challenge against it — = raises questions about the efficacy of the agency's plans to use Title VI i= n support of its environmental justice initiatives, say Susan Richardson an= d Jeffrey Davidson at Kilpatrick Townsend.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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5 Firms Win Record $266.7M Fee From $1B D= ell Settlement

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By Jeff Montgomery

The Delaware Chancery Court gave t= he nod Monday to a record $266.7 million fee award for stockholder class at= torneys among five firms who secured a $1 billion settlement, one of the la= rgest ever in any state-level court, for a suit that challenged Dell Techno= logies Inc.'s $23.9 billion stock swap in 2018.

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Clark Hill Combines With Barton Klugman B= outique In LA

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By James Mills

Clark Hill PLC, an international f= irm with a long history of mergers, announced Monday that it was combining = with Barton Klugman & Oetting LLP, a 65-year-old Los Angeles boutique f= irm known for its strong finance, transactional and litigation practices.

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ABA Taps Interim Executive Director As Pe= rmanent Leader

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By Madison Arnold

The American Bar Association annou= nced Monday that its interim executive director will permanently take the h= elm, becoming the first person of color to lead the organization.

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BCLP Hit With Another Class Suit Over Mon= delez Data Breach

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By Jack Karp

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP fa= ces another proposed class action over a February data breach that compromi= sed the personal information of more than 51,000 current and former employe= es of snack maker Mondelez Global LLC.

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Trump Loses 1st Attempt To End Ga. Electi= on Probe

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By Rosie Manins

Former President Donald Trump can'= t end a Georgia election interference probe in which he could be indicted a= ny day, a Peach State judge ruled Monday.

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Some Ga. Courts Go Online Ahead Of Possib= le Trump Charges

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By Kelcey Caulder

At least one Fulton County, Georgi= a, court has decided that hearings that would have been held in person at t= he downtown Atlanta courthouse in the next few weeks will instead be conduc= ted online.

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Mar-A-Lago Manager Ordered Not To Talk To= Trump

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By Carolina Bolado

The Mar-a-Lago property manager ac= cused of trying to delete surveillance footage at the property was ordered = to not communicate with any fact witnesses or co-defendants, including Dona= ld Trump, in the classified documents case against the former president at = an initial court appearance in Miami on Monday.

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Sidley Alum Among 17 Tapped For Calif. Ju= dicial Seats

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By Lauren Berg

A former Sidley Austin LLP partner= was among California Gov. Gavin Newsom's picks for 17 trial court judgeshi= ps around the Golden State.

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Paxton Seeks Dismissal Of All But 1 Impea= chment Article

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By Catherine Marfin

Suspended Texas Attorney General K= en Paxton has moved to dismiss 19 of the 20 articles of impeachment adopted= against him, writing that because voters reelected him in 2022 despite wid= espread knowledge of the alleged misconduct, it's in line with "both common= sense and Texas law" that it be "the end of the matter."

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American Bar Association

Avangrid Inc.

Dell Technologies Inc.

Georgia State University

Getty Images Inc.

Institutional Shareholder= Services Inc.

Kinder Morgan Inc.

Korn Ferry International

Mondelez International Inc.

NextEra Energy Inc.

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Siemens Gamesa Renewable Ener= gy SA

Stellantis NV

The New York Times Co.

The PNC Financial Service= s Group Inc.

Trump Organization Inc.

UCLA School of Law

VMWare Inc.


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Law Office of David Tennant

Law Office of Harriet O'Neill

Rusty Hardin & Associates

Zimmerman Law Offices

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alabama Department of Public = Health

California Department of Justice=

California Supreme Court

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Federal Trade Commission

Georgia Supreme Court

Jamul Indian Village

Louisiana Departmen= t of Environmental Quality

Louisiana Department of Health

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

Missouri Department of N= atural Resources

Narragansett Indian Tribe

Shasta County Superior Court

Stanislaus County Superior Court=

Texas Legislature

Texas State Senate

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

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

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

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of He= alth and Human Services

U.S. Department o= f Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

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

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Distric= t Court for the Southern District of Iowa

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Western District of Louisiana

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Supreme Court

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