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A newly passed federal law moots conservation groups' D.C. Circuit challe= nge to the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline and overrides the court's= recent order for further environmental analysis of the project, according = to federal energy regulators.

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TOP NEWS

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Congress Ends DC Circ. Row Over $6B Pipel= ine, FERC Says

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By Peter McGuire

A newly passed federal law moots c= onservation groups' D.C. Circuit challenge to the controversial Mountain Va= lley Pipeline and overrides the court's recent order for further environmen= tal analysis of the project, according to federal energy regulators.

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Analysis

States, Industry Growing Into New Clean W= ater Act Reality

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Co= urt's dramatic ruling that reduced the types of wetlands subject to federal= jurisdiction, states are assessing their new, more powerful roles while in= dustry players are impatiently awaiting new regulations that could thaw a p= ermitting freeze.

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Chinese Aluminum, Taiwanese Steel Subject= To Duty Findings

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By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Department of Commerce sl= apped countervailing duties on multiple aluminum sheet producers from China= to counter subsidies it said the companies received from numerous Chinese = government programs.

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Pa. Builder Calls Atty's Venue Change A P= loy For Money

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By David Holtzman

Affiliates of a Pittsburgh-based c= onstruction company's new owner accused the former owner's attorney th= is week of removing a state court case to federal court as an end-run aroun= d an emergency motion that would block him from obtaining assets the builde= r claims for the new owner.

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Texas Oil Export Terminal Fight Is Warran= ted, 5th Circ. Told

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By Peter McGuire

A coalition of conservation groups= defended their Fifth Circuit challenge of federal approvals for a deepwate= r oil export terminal in Texas and repeated allegations that regulators fai= led to adequately assess the risk of oil spills and increased air pollution= or consider alternatives to the project.

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FERC Blasted Over Grid Perk Denials At 6t= h Circ.

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By Madeline Lyskawa

Three power companies told the Six= th Circuit that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wrongly yanked an = incentive from one of them and one of their transmission affiliates for inv= oluntarily belonging to a regional transmission organization, while keeping= the incentive for other transmission owners in Ohio.

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Nationwide Unit Must Provide Defense In N= BC Injury Suit

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By Hope Patti

A Nationwide unit must defend NBCU= niversal Media and its contractor and property manager in an underlying sui= t over injuries a worker suffered during the renovation of NBC's Rockefelle= r Center office, a New York federal court ruled Tuesday, siding with a Trav= elers unit.

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Real Estate Rumors: Score, Apartment Inco= me REIT, Five Star

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By WaTeasa Freeman

Score Capital has reportedly loane= d $88 million for a $115.5 million Arizona resort deal, Apartment Income RE= IT Communities is said to have sold 62 New York City units for $33.2 millio= n, and Five Star Bank is said to have loaned $12 million for a Buffalo, New= York, mixed-use project.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Looking Behind The Curtain Of Residential= Transition Loans

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As residential transition loans an= d securitizations of such loans grow increasingly popular, real estate stak= eholders should take care to understand both the unique features and potent= ial challenges offered by this novel asset class, say attorneys at Mayer Br= own.=20

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Donald Trump Indicted In 2020 Election In= terference Probe

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By Katie Buehler

Former President Donald Trump was = indicted Tuesday by a Washington, D.C., federal grand jury on conspiracy an= d obstruction charges for allegedly seeking to overturn the 2020 presidenti= al election by knowingly spreading false claims that it was fraudulent and = attempting to pressure state and federal officials into changing the result= s.

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Analysis

4 Takeaways From Trump's Election-Meddlin= g Indictment

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By Phillip Bantz

The grand jury indictment charging= Donald Trump with conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election is= not simply a legal document, experts tell Law360 — it's also, like t= he Mar-a-Lago indictment, a vehicle for special prosecutor Jack Smith to ma= ke his case to the public.

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Armstrong Teasdale Cuts 11 Attys And 6% O= f Staffers

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By Kevin Penton

Armstrong Teasdale LLP is terminat= ing 11 attorneys and laying off 24 staff members, becoming the latest law f= irm to make cutbacks amid a challenging employment market for the legal ind= ustry.

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Katten Latest To Cut Attys And Staff, Def= er Incoming Class

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By Xiumei Dong

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP will la= y off a "small number" of attorneys and business support professionals as t= he firm adjusts to clients' needs amid challenging economic conditions and = a decrease in demand for some legal services, the firm said Tuesday.

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Saul Ewing Inks Combination With 50-Lawye= r Calif. Law Firm

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By Tracey Read and Aebra Coe

Saul Ewing LLP is opening two new = offices in Los Angeles and Orange County through a combination with 50-lawy= er Freeman Freeman & Smiley LLP, creating a combined law firm with more= than 400 lawyers across 18 offices, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Dickinson Wright Opens Denver Office With= 5 Remote Attys

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By Tracey Read

Dickinson Wright PLLC announced Tu= esday that it has opened an office in Denver with four partners and one ass= ociate who were previously working remotely for the firm from Denver.

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Dinsmore Adds Orlando Shop In Merger With= Mateer & Harbert

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By Madison Arnold

Orlando's Mateer & Harbert PA = merged with national law firm Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Tuesday, adding 19 a= ttorneys and almost two dozen business professionals to Dinsmore's growing = Sunshine State presence.

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Northwestern Taps Ex-AG Loretta Lynch To = Investigate Hazing

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By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Northwestern University on Tuesday= announced that it has retained former U.S. attorney general and current Pa= ul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP attorney Loretta Lynch to lead = an independent review after an investigation uncovered evidence of hazing i= n the university's football program.

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Longtime Sadis Atty To Lead Seward's Regu= latory Platform

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By Andrea Keckley

A longtime Sadis & Goldberg LL= P partner and former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission examiner has l= eft his position as head of the firm's regulatory and compliance group to l= ead Seward & Kissel LLP's regulatory platform known as SKRC.

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The Top In-House Hires Of July

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By Sue Reisinger

Summer has been hot most places an= d so has the hiring at corporate legal departments. July saw high profile a= ppointments at Mastercard, Lionsgate and Exelon.

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60-Day Suspension Proposed For Chandra L= evy Prosecutor

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By Alison Knezevich

A D.C. attorney ethics board has r= ecommended a 60-day suspension for the lead prosecutor in the Chandra Levy = case, finding she "failed to uphold her duties" by withholding crucial evid= ence from the defense.

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NFL Concussion Firm Won't Get Cut Of Ex-= Client's Deal

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By Chart Riggall

A California firm that formerly re= presented a plaintiff in the NFL's concussion litigation will be shut out o= f receiving legal fees from a settlement with the league after a Pennsylvan= ia federal judge decided Friday to back a federal magistrate judge's findin= g that the firm had no reasonable claim to funds.

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Texas Bar Foundation Gets $4.25M Cy Pres= Award

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By Alexa Scherzinger

The Texas Bar Foundation received = a $4.25 million cy pres award following an $11 million settlement in a data= breach class action.

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Philly Legal Org. Says EEOC Can't Suppor= t Atty's ADA Claims

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By Grace Elletson

A Philadelphia legal services orga= nization urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to reject the U.S. Equal Employ= ment Opportunity Commission's bid for a win in a suit alleging it fired an = attorney for taking long-term disability leave, arguing the ex-employee's r= equest for an indefinite break was unreasonable.

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American Petroleum Institute In= c.

American Road = & Transportation Builders Association

Apartment Investment & Ma= nagement Co.

Arena Investors LP

Atlantic Coast Conference

Binance Holdings Ltd.

Cargill Inc.

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

Dayton Power & Light

Defender Association of P= hiladelphia

Duke Energy Corp.

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Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

J.T. Magen & Co. Inc.

Kohler Co.

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

Lone Star Legal Aid

MasterCard Inc.

Micron Technology Inc.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Grou= p Inc.

NBCUniversal Media LLC

NFL Enterprises LLC

National Association of H= ome Builders

Northrop Grumman Corp.

PJM Interconnection LLC

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange

Sierra Club

Smart Warehousing LLC

Southwest Value Partners

Tesla Inc.

The District of Columbia Bar

The Florida Bar

The Travelers Cos. Inc.

Tishman Speyer Properties LP

WM Bolthouse Farms Inc.

Zywave Inc.


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Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Tucker Arensberg

Van Ness Feldman

Vinson & Elkins

Water & Power Law Group

White & Case

WilmerHale

Winston & Strawn

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Commodity Futures Trading Co= mmission

Consumer Financial Protectio= n Bureau

Equal Employment Opportun= ity Commission

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Federal Trade Commission

International Trade Commission

Maritime Administration

Office of the Ohio Consumers= Counsel

State Bar of Texas

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Coast Guard

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 Sixth Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Transportatio= n

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

U.S= . District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S= . District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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