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The Biden administration's final rule implementing an important U.S. Supr= eme Court Clean Water Act decision will trigger a cascade of consequences, = from reheating frozen litigation to reviving a paused permitting process &#= 8212; and will likely lead to a new era of wrangling over how to interpret = the law's reach, experts said.

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Analysis

Biden Water Rule Restarts WOTUS Controver= sy Machinery

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

The Biden administration's final r= ule implementing an important U.S. Supreme Court Clean Water Act decision w= ill trigger a cascade of consequences, from reheating frozen litigation to = reviving a paused permitting process — and will likely lead to a new = era of wrangling over how to interpret the law's reach, experts said.

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FERC Tells DC Circ. Texas LNG Project Ext= ension Justified

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By Peter McGuire

Federal energy regulators have urg= ed a D.C. Circuit panel to reject the Sierra Club's challenge to a second e= xtension for a gas export terminal expansion in Texas, arguing the develope= r showed its commitment to the project despite disruptions and delays cause= d by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Quarrying Co. Says Mexico's Environmental= Claims Fall Flat

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By Caroline Simson

U.S.-based construction aggregates= company Vulcan Materials is urging an international tribunal to toss Mexic= o's counterclaim alleging that its limestone quarrying activities have caus= ed environmental damage, arguing that the claim is unsupported and simply a= n extension of the government's intimidation tactics.

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Google Contractor Seeks Coverage Of Concr= ete Saw Accident

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By Riley Murdock

A subcontractor and its insurer ow= e a construction company more than $110,000 in coverage, the company told a= New York state court, citing property damage caused by a concrete sawing a= ccident on a project for Google.

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Real Estate Rumors: Bank OZK, Portman Hol= dings, Flagship

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By WaTeasa Freeman

Bank OZK is believed to be the len= der of a $241.3 million loan provided to Southwest Value Partners, Portman = Holdings is rumored to have spent more than $103.5 million acquiring land f= or an industrial project in Pennsylvania and Flagship Healthcare Properties= has reportedly acquired a medical center in North Carolina for $4.7 millio= n.

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WOMEN IN LAW

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These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity= Partnerships

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By Kevin Penton

The legal industry still has a lon= g way to go before it can achieve gender parity at its upper levels. But th= ese law firms are performing better than others in breaking the proverbial = glass ceiling that prevents women from attaining leadership roles.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Mont. Kids' Climate Decision Reflects 3 E= nviro Trends

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A Montana district court's recent = ruling in Held v. Montana represents a rare win for activist plaintiffs see= king to use rights-based theories to address climate change concerns —= ; and calls attention to three environmental trends that are increasingly i= nfluencing climate litigation and policy, says J. Michael Showalter at Aren= tFox Schiff.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Biden Picks District Judge Posts In NY, T= exas, Hawaii

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

President Joe Biden announced on W= ednesday his intent to nominate four people to district courts in New York,= Texas, Hawaii and the Northern Mariana Islands.

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Trump 'Grossly Inflated' Assets Upward Of= $2B, NY AG Says

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By Lauren Berg

New York Attorney General Letitia = James and Donald Trump filed dueling summary judgment motions Wednesday in = the $250 million fraud suit against the former president and the Trump Orga= nization, with James arguing the undisputed evidence shows Trump and others= at the business "grossly inflated" asset values by billions of dollars.

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Analysis

NC Suit Addresses Strain Between Free Spe= ech, Judiciary

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By Hayley Fowler

A liberal North Carolina Supreme C= ourt justice's decision to sue the Republican-led state Judicial Standards = Commission over free speech concerns is a rare move, but one that squarely = addresses mounting tension over the First Amendment's role in the judiciary= , experts say.

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7th Circ. Scraps $57M Chicken Price-Fixin= g Atty Fee

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By Celeste Bott

The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday t= hrew out a $57 million attorney fee award in a $181 million deal for chicke= n buyers in sprawling antitrust litigation, saying that the district court = failed to consider bids made by class counsel in auctions in other cases an= d fee awards in different circuits.

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Feds Say Ex-Deputy Threatened To Burn Dow= n Courthouse

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By Hailey Konnath

A former sheriff's deputy in Massa= chusetts threatened to kill court security officers and "burn down the Plym= outh County Courthouse to the ground," according to an indictment handed do= wn by a Bay State federal grand jury Wednesday.

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Littler Tells Judge Ex-Firm Atty Is Playi= ng 'Victim' In Theft Suit

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By Catherine Marfin

Littler Mendelson PC and a former = associate it accused of stealing confidential documents debated the merits = of two proposals aimed at solving a discovery dispute over the information = found in her devices and digital accounts, with counsel for the firm tellin= g a Texas state judge that she was giving too much "oxygen" to the position= of "the wrongdoer."

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Lockheed Wins Contested Fee Bid For Fired= Atty's Failed Suit

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By Micah Danney

Lockheed Martin can recover attorn= ey fees it incurred fighting a former attorney's unsuccessful retaliation c= ase, a Minnesota federal judge decided, finding compensation is warranted o= n the company's motions for sanctions and reconsideration but saying the am= ount still needs to be determined.

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NY Attys To Return $510K From Dead Client= 's Charity

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By Chart Riggall

Two Long Island estate and trust a= ttorneys have agreed to pay $510,000 in restitution as part of a settlement= with the New York Attorney General's Office after allegedly enriching them= selves with a dead client's cash that was intended for charity.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Freeport LNG Development LP

Google LLC

LinkedIn Corp.

Lockheed Martin Corp.

New York Law School

North Carolina State Bar

Northern Mariana Island= s Retirement Fund

Peco Foods Inc.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp.

Sierra Club

Southern Environmental Law Cen= ter

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TikTok Inc.

TransPerfect Global Inc.

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Tyson Foods Inc.

University of Houston

Vulcan Materials Co.

Yahoo Inc.

YouTube Inc.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Davis Wright Tremaine

Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute

Reichman Jorgensen Lehman &am= p; Feldberg LLP

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Dallas County, Texas

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Hawaii Department of Transpor= tation

Internal Revenue Service

Montana Legislature

NAFTA

New York Attorney General'= s Office

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Atto= rney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

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

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

U.S. Department of Justice

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

U.S. District Co= urt for the District of Minnesota

U.S. District Court= for the District of Oregon

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Supreme Court

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