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Federal energy regulators were right to grant a construction extension fo= r a gas export terminal expansion on the Gulf Coast after the project was b= edeviled with delays and disruptions provoked by the coronavirus pandemic, = project developers have told a D.C. Circuit panel.

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Texas LNG Developers Defend FERC Extensio= n At DC Circ.

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By Peter McGuire

Federal energy regulators were rig= ht to grant a construction extension for a gas export terminal expansion on= the Gulf Coast after the project was bedeviled with delays and disruptions= provoked by the coronavirus pandemic, project developers have told a D.C. = Circuit panel.

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Importer Alleges US Set China Tariffs Wit= hout Justification

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By Micah Danney

A Luxembourgish manufacturer = of industrial foam and insulation has accused the Office of the U.S. Trade = Representative of overstepping its authority by enacting tariffs on Chinese= imports during the Trump administration, piggybacking on a similar suit fr= om a U.S. flooring manufacturer.

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White House Update To H-2 Visa Program On= Horizon

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By Rae Ann Varona

The Biden administration is set to= propose a rule updating visa programs for temporary jobs, laying out prote= ctions for nonimmigrant workers, including agricultural workers, who have b= een the focus of rules aimed at improving work conditions and wages.

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Conn. Cos. Seek Default In Subcontractor'= s $1.37M Lawsuit

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By Aaron Keller

Pointing to a plaintiff subcontrac= tor's silence after its attorneys exited the case, a residential developmen= t owner and a general contractor asked a Connecticut federal judge on Wedne= sday to take them off the hook in a lawsuit seeking at least $1.37 million = surrounding the construction of two Hartford buildings with connected retai= l spaces.

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Judge Urges Talks For $23M Chicago Soccer= Team Land Fight

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By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois federal judge handling= a land dispute over a $23 million lease for a Chicago Fire Football Club t= raining facility urged parties on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of t= he U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development conducting a formal rev= iew of the deal to either aid or resolve the litigation.

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Wrong Biz As Plaintiff Kills Fee Class Ac= tion, NC Panel Rules

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By Hayley Fowler

The North Carolina Court of Appeal= s won't walk back an earlier panel ruling preventing the owner of a constru= ction firm from reviving his fee class action against a local municipality,= saying the panel made no mistake in finding that his amended suit didn't r= elate back to the original filing.

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ENFORCEMENT

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Trump Can't Delay Oct. Trial In NY AG's $= 250M Tax Fraud Case

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By Gina Kim

A New York state judge on Wednesda= y refused to sign off on a request by Donald Trump, his namesake organizati= on and his children to delay trial in Attorney General Letitia James's $250= million tax fraud suit, writing at the bottom of the defense's proposed or= der, "Defendants' arguments are completely without merit."

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SEC Fines Fluor $14.5M Over Unreported Pr= oject Costs

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By Jessica Corso

Texas engineering firm Fluor Corp.= agreed Wednesday to pay a $14.5 million regulatory fine in order to end a = U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into claims that it d= eceived investors about the costs associated with two delayed construction = projects, including one taking place at a U.S. Army facility.

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Locke Lord Fights Full Client File Releas= e In Malpractice Suit

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By Madison Arnold

Locke Lord LLP is pushing back aga= inst an oil company's attempt to obtain its entire client file amid a lawsu= it alleging the firm allowed the company to lose a $2.5 million escrow paym= ent for a construction project financing deal.

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PEOPLE

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Rimon Adds Litigator, Arbitration Atty To= DC Office

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By Jack Rodgers

Rimon PC has hired an attorney fro= m Offit Kurman PA who focuses on a range of construction law matters, as we= ll as disputes with international treaty clients, the firm recently announc= ed.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Payroll Tax Evasion Notice Suggests FinC= EN's New Focus

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement N= etwork’s recent notice advising U.S. financial institutions to report= payroll tax evasion and workers' compensation schemes in the construction = industry suggests a growing interest in tax enforcement and IRS collaborati= on, as well as increased scrutiny in the construction sector, say Andrew We= iner and Jay Nanavati at Kostelanetz.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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'I'm Not An Ordinary Litigant': Solicitor= General On Role, Goals

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By Tracey Read

U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth P= relogar acknowledged at a conference Wednesday the high bar that comes= with her position and spoke on the weight of being the second woman to hol= d the job.

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Biden's Latest Judicial Nominees Include = White & Case Vet

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

President Joe Biden announced nomi= nees on Wednesday for federal district courts in Oregon, Hawaii, New Jersey= and California.

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10th, 7th Circ. Nominees Stand By Records= On Defendants

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By Courtney Buble

A Tenth Circuit nominee testified = Wednesday that his background as a prosecutor, judge and public defender &#= 8212; the latter title a cornerstone of many of President Joe Biden's judic= ial picks — would suit him well if confirmed.

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Ex-Federal Judge Robreno Joins McCarter &= amp; English

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By Chart Riggall

Former U.S. District Judge Eduardo= C. Robreno, who spent more than three decades on the federal bench in the = Eastern District of Pennsylvania, is joining McCarter & English LLP as = a partner, the firm announced Wednesday.

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Exclusive

Alito Advises Catholic U Program Tied To = Federalist Soc. Exec

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By Katie Buehler

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel = A. Alito Jr. assumed a new honorary position last year on the advisory boar= d of Catholic University of America's new law school program exploring the = intersection of originalism and Catholicism, a program that Law360 has lear= ned was fully funded by an anonymous gift directed by university trustee an= d Federalist Society Co-Chair Leonard Leo.

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'Highly Unusual,' Expert Says On Senator'= s Alito Complaint

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By Courtney Buble

By submitting an ethics complaint = against U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito this week, the chairman of = the Senate Judiciary Committee took a rare step that, according to one cour= t expert, "strikes at the heart of the debate about separation of powers."

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Hunter Biden Could Face New Indictment By= Month's End

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By David van den Berg

President Joe Biden's son Hunter B= iden may face a grand jury indictment in a gun case by the end of the month= , the special counsel in his federal investigation told a Delaware federal = court Wednesday.

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Analysis

Trump's Biggest Reality TV Performance Co= uld Be In Georgia

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By Phillip Bantz

Donald Trump has complained about = a judge allowing cameras in the courtroom for his election interference tri= al in Georgia, but experts predict the former president and ex-reality TV s= tar will try to put on a show as he vies to appeal to jurors and, potential= ly, millions of voters.

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2 Attys In Ga. Trump Election Case Can't = Sever, Judge Says

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By Kelcey Caulder

The Fulton County judge overseeing= the Georgia racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 18= others ruled that Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, two co-defendants, w= ill go to trial together on Oct. 23.

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Eastman Holds To 'Stolen' Election, VP El= ectoral Power Claims

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By Craig Clough

John Eastman stood his ground Wedn= esday in his California disbarment trial, stating he believes the 2020 pres= idential election was stolen, that former Vice President Mike Pence possess= ed power over electoral vote counting and that Pence's former counsel and c= hief of staff gave "implausible" accounts of a key conversation between the= m.

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ABA Issues Opinion On Witness 'Coaching'= In COVID-19 Era

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By Aaron West

The American Bar Association Stand= ing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has issued a formal= opinion that aims to prevent witness "coaching" while also acknowledging t= hat the distinction between witness preparation and influencing witness tes= timony can be ambiguous, especially since remote proceedings have beco= me more common due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Montana AG Faces Ethics Claims For Insul= ting State Justices

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By Jack Karp

Montana's attorney general "routin= ely" undermined public confidence in the judiciary and attempted to duck th= e state Supreme Court's authority during a dispute over state lawmakers' su= bpoena power, according to an attorney discipline body, which lodged 41 eth= ics charges against him.

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Judge Need Not Produce Pregnancy Photos = In Blackmail Case

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By Carolina Bolado

A Palm Beach County judge does not= have to produce photographs chronicling her pregnancy to the attorney she = is suing for allegedly trying to blackmail her with nude photographs, but a= judge warned her that she will have to disclose them if she brings them up= in arguments to the jury.

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Ex-Gordon & Silber Atty Cops To $1.2= M Law Firm Theft

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By Khadrice Rollins

A former partner at Gordon & S= ilber PC admitted to stealing $1.2 million from the now-defunct New York fi= rm Tuesday, about four months after rejecting a plea deal from the Manhatta= n district attorney that would have guaranteed less prison time.

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FTX Examiner Report OKs $111M In Profess= ional Fees

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By Rick Archer

The court-appointed fee examiner i= n the FTX Chapter 11 has recommended the Delaware bankruptcy judge overseei= ng the case give interim approval for more than $111 million in professiona= l fees and expenses for the second three months of the case.

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$167.5M CBS Class Settlement OK'd In Del= . Viacom Deal Suit

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By Jeff Montgomery

Saying it was an "easy decision," = a Delaware vice chancellor on Wednesday approved what he described as an "e= xtraordinary" $167.5 million settlement of hard-fought direct and derivativ= e challenges to CBS Corp.'s $30 billion acquisition of Viacom Inc. in late = 2019.

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Cadwalader Files Off-Limits In $5M Inves= tor Fraud Case

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By Stewart Bishop

A New York federal judge refused t= o direct Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP to hand over case files perta= ining to two former clients who say they need the material to defend agains= t charges stemming from an alleged $5 million investor fraud, documents the= law firm says it is holding on to in light of outstanding attorney fees.&#= 160;

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NFL Player's 1st Firm Entitled To Half C= ontingency Fee

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By P.J. D'Annunzio

An Atlanta law firm representing a= n NFL player who eventually replaced it with another firm is entitled to ha= lf the original contingency fee agreed to from the outset of the litigation= , a Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled.

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American Enterprise Institute

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Fluor Corp.

Freeport LNG Development LP

George Washington University

Google LLC

Int= ernational Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

Lawyers' Committee for Ci= vil Rights

LinkedIn Corp.

McAfee Inc.

NBCUniversal Media LLC

NFL Enterprises LLC

National Amusements Inc.

Paramount Global

Sierra Club

State Bar of California

The Catholic University of Am= erica

The District of Columbia Bar

The New York Times Co.

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Cadwalader Wickersham

Law Office of Wendy M. Crowther

Miller Law Associates APC

West Coast Trial Lawyers

White & Case

Winston & Strawn

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Bureau of Labor Statistics

Delaware Court of Chancery

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Financial Crimes Enforcement= Network

Internal Revenue Service

International Chamber of Commer= ce

New Jersey Supreme Court

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Office of the U.S. Trade = Representative

U.S. Army

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U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California

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

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Bankruptcy= Court for the District of Delaware

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

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Homeland S= ecurity

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

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of the Treasury

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Navy

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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