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The Biden administration on Tuesday completed emergency surgery on its ru= le defining the scope of the federal government's jurisdiction under the Cl= ean Water Act, an authority that was narrowed by the U.S. Supreme Court ear= lier this year.

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EPA Unveils New Water Rule With Reduced W= etlands Power

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

The Biden administration on Tuesda= y completed emergency surgery on its rule defining the scope of the federal= government's jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act, an authority that was= narrowed by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year.

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3rd Circ. Says Builders Group Can't Sue O= ver Labor Accords

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By Beverly Banks

A Pennsylvania builders group and = some of its members don't have standing to challenge a union trades co= uncil's project labor agreements with a community college and a local gover= nment, the Third Circuit ruled Tuesday, saying the group hasn't shown impen= ding harms from the accords.

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Energy Credit Labor Regs Aim To Encourage= Pre-Hire Pacts

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By Kat Lucero

The U.S. Department of the Treasur= y formally proposed rules Tuesday on new apprenticeship and wage requiremen= ts tied to clean energy tax credits, regulations that would encourage proje= ct developers to put in place pre-hire collective bargaining agreements to = avoid getting hit with hefty fines.

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Gulf Offshore Wind Lease Sale Receives La= ckluster Response

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By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Department of the Interio= r on Tuesday held the first offshore wind energy auction for the Gulf of Me= xico region, which saw RWE Offshore US Gulf LLC secure the Lake Charles lea= se area with a winning bid of $5.6 million, and no bids made for the two re= maining lease areas off the Texas coast.

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Georgia County Beats Developer's I-20 Tru= ck Stop Suit

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By Isaac Monterose

A Georgia federal judge let an Atl= anta-area county escape a lawsuit this week that challenged a two-year-old = local ordinance that could block a developer's plans for a new QuikTrip tru= ck stop near Interstate 20.

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Florida Chinese EB-5 Fraud Trial Could Be= 'A Long One'

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By David Minsky

A Florida state court judge Tuesda= y braced attorneys representing parties in a Chinese EB-5 investor fraud la= wsuit for an extended trial, describing it as potentially "a long one" beca= use it'll take more than a month to complete, and set a tentative start dat= e of early November.

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WOMEN IN LAW

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A Deep Dive Into Law360 Pulse's Women In = Law Report

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By Kevin Penton

The legal industry experienced inc= remental gains for female lawyers in private practice in the U.S., accordin= g to Law360 Pulse's Women in Law Report, with women now representing half o= f all associates.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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To Hire And Keep Top Talent, Think Beyond= Compensation

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Firms seeking to appeal to sophist= icated clients and top-level partners should promote mentorship, ensure tha= t attorneys from diverse backgrounds feel valued, and clarify policies abou= t at-home work, says Patrick Moya at Quaero Group. =20

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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If Weird Al Were An Atty, He'd Be This Bi= gLaw Partner

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By Hayley Fowler

Before he was a commercial litigat= or, Brian Kahn wanted to be Alfred "Weird Al" Yankovic, the parody songsmit= h behind such musical masterpieces as "Like a Surgeon," inspired by Madonna= 's "Like a Virgin," and "Amish Paradise," an homage to Coolio's "Gangsta's = Paradise."

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After Rebuke, Trimmed LeClairRyan Founder= Deal Set For OK

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By Andrew Strickler

A Virginia federal judge who recen= tly shot down an "offensive" settlement between a trustee and a LeClairRyan= founder with tax headaches related to the bankrupt firm on Tuesday was set= to approve a stripped-down version of the deal, the trustee's counsel has = said.

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NC Justice Sues Over Bid To 'Chill' Her D= iversity Commentary

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By Hayley Fowler

North Carolina Supreme Court Justi= ce Anita Earls is suing the state Judicial Standards Commission for alleged= violations of her First Amendment rights, saying she's been hounded by the= oversight board for publicly discussing the state judiciary's lack of dive= rsity.

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Philly Firm Sacks Weston Hits Ch. 11 Amid= Fraud Scandal

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By James Boyle

Struggling Philadelphia plaintiffs= firm Sacks Weston LLC has filed for protection in Pennsylvania bankruptcy = court, months after two of its former attorneys pled guilty to resolving ca= ses behind their partners' backs and pocketing the proceeds.

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Orrick Hit With Second Data Breach Suit

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By Emily Enfinger

Another proposed class action was = lodged this week against international law firm Orrick Herrington & Sut= cliffe LLP in California federal court, making it the second such case over= a March data breach that targeted the firm's client files.

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Cadwalader Fights Ex-Client Pair's Bid To= Reclaim File

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By Emily Johnson

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft L= LP told a New York federal judge that two ex-IHT Wealth Management investme= nt advisers and former firm clients have not shown that they were unable to= pay $1 million in outstanding fees as the pair look to win control of thei= r client file in a $5 million criminal fraud case.

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Nonprofits' Attys Seek $23M Fee In PACER = Overcharge Case

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By Andrea Keckley

Attorneys representing nonprofits = that won a $125 million settlement from the U.S. government over PACER char= ges have asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge for about $23 million in f= ees from the settlement fund.

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11th Circ. Should Fix 'Crazy Quilt' Sente= ncing, Judge Says

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By Jack Karp

The Eleventh Circuit relies on "a = crazy quilt" of sentencing precedents and should restore consistency to how= it handles sentencing challenges, a circuit judge said in a concurrence to= a panel decision upholding a man's five-year term for threatening the life= of a federal magistrate judge.

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JetBlue Wants 'Serial Litigants' Sanction= ed For Redaction Flub

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By Aaron West

JetBlue is seeking sanctions for t= he "serial litigants" whose botched redactions last week revealed what the = company said were mischaracterizations about how much fares might go up if = the company's merger with Spirit Airlines goes through.

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DC Grand Juror Admits Filming The Room Wh= ere It Happens

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By Katie Buehler

A Washington, D.C., man who shares= his name with the $10 Founding Father pled guilty Tuesday to charges that = he recorded secret grand jury proceedings in local court and shared them on= social media and via text messages, often commenting that the testifying w= itnesses were "rats" or "snitches."

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Girardi Keese Trustee's BizJet Adversary= Suit Gets 2nd Flight

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By Craig Clough

A California bankruptcy judge dism= issed an adversary lawsuit on Tuesday brought by Girardi Keese's bankruptcy= trustee seeking to recover $2.8 million allegedly paid to aircraft ma= intenance company BizJet as part of the disgraced firm's scheme to def= raud creditors, but said amending the suit is a "simple" fix.

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Argentine Firm Wants $170K From Abelman = Frayne Partners

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By Aaron West

Several partners in New York-based= Abelman Frayne & Schwab LLP should be held liable for the more than $1= 70,000 owed to South American intellectual property law firm Marval O'Farre= ll Mairal for IP services it provided, according to a lawsuit the Argentine= firm filed Tuesday in New York state court.

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NLRB Urges 5th Circ. To Uphold Its Barga= ining Order

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By Kevin Penton

The National Labor Relations Board= was right to order a legal support consulting firm to negotiate with a uni= on, as the board has jurisdiction to determine whether the workers involved= are supervisors, the board has told the Fifth Circuit.

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SEC Urges Justices To Undo Ruling Agains= t In-House Courts

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By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Securities and Exchange C= ommission has filed its opening brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case that cou= ld spell the end of administrative law courts, urging the nation's highest = court to reverse a lower court ruling that the agency says could prevent it= from protecting investors against potentially harmful conduct.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

JetBlue Airways Corp.

National Consumer Law Center In= c.

National Veterans Legal= Services Program

National Wildlife Federation

QuikTrip Corp.

RWE AG

Spirit Airlines Inc.

The PNC Financial Service= s Group Inc.

UnitedLex Corp.

University of Virginia

YouTube Inc.


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Abelman Frayne

Akerman LLP

Alioto Law Firm

Bonsignore Trial Lawyers

Cadwalader Wickersham

Law Offices of Lawrence G. Papale<= /a>

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme= nt

Internal Revenue Service

National Labor Relations Board

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York

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 Appea= ls for the Eleventh Circuit

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

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

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

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Department of the Treasury

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

U.S. Distric= t Court for the District of Massachusetts

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

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

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

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylva= nia

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