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A nonpartisan government watchdog agency released a report Thursday revea= ling the extent of cultural and environmental harm caused by the constructi= on of the Southwest border wall during former President Donald Trump's admi= nistration, which included blasting at a tribal burial site and altering wa= ter flows.

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TOP NEWS

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GAO Finds Border Wall Impacted Tribal Sit= es, Water Sources

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By Madeline Lyskawa

A nonpartisan government watchdog = agency released a report Thursday revealing the extent of cultural and envi= ronmental harm caused by the construction of the Southwest border wall duri= ng former President Donald Trump's administration, which included blasting = at a tribal burial site and altering water flows.

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Wash. Justices Say State Shares School Bu= ilding Costs

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By Rachel Riley

The Washington state Supreme Court= held Thursday that public school construction costs don't fall under the d= efinition of "education" that the state alone must fund under its constitut= ion, refusing to revive a lawsuit brought by a rural school district seekin= g some $50 million to rebuild its facilities.

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Atlanta Fights River Group's Bid To Stop = 'Cop City' Build

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By Rosie Manins

The city of Atlanta and its police= foundation have urged a Georgia federal court to reject an environmental g= roup's bid to halt construction of the $90 million "Cop City" training comp= lex, saying a delay would cost almost $90,000 daily and increase the likeli= hood of sediment runoff.

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5th Circ. Rejects Challenge To La. Gas Te= rminal Permit

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By Peter McGuire

A Fifth Circuit panel has rejected= conservation groups' challenge to a federal permit for a gas export termin= al in Louisiana, finding project opponents waited too long to raise an alte= rnative building site and regulators properly adopted a wetland mitigation = plan proposed by facility developers.

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Summit Materials To Merge With Argos USA = In $3.2B Deal

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By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Denver, Colorado-headquartered Sum= mit Materials Inc., advised by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, has agreed to= merge with cement producer Argos North America Corp. to create the fourth-= largest cement platform in the country in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $= 3.2 billion, the companies announced Thursday.

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Williams Industrial Approved For Ch. 11 S= ale To Stalking Horse

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By Alex Wittenberg

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thu= rsday approved Williams Industrial Services Group's plan to sell most of it= s business to stalking horse bidder Energy Solutions Inc. for $60 million, = advancing a Chapter 11 sale process the judge previously panned as "unsatis= factory."

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Mich. Judge Tosses Part Of Crane Co.'s CB= A Counterclaims

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By Beverly Banks

A crane rental company can move fo= rward with restitution and unjust enrichment counterclaims against the bene= fit funds for an Operating Engineers local over the validity of labor contr= act changes, a Michigan federal judge ruled, dismissing the business' attem= pt for declaratory relief against the funds and union.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Issues To Watch As Biochar Carbon Project= Demand Heats Up

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Entities considering financing, co= nstructing or operating biochar projects should evaluate the increasing dem= and for biochar as a soil amendment, the potential to generate revenue from= carbon credits and produce other byproducts, and a variety of legal hurdle= s in this rapidly emerging market, say Mackenzie Schoonmaker and Astrika Ad= ams at Beveridge & Diamond.=20

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Industry Takeaways From OMB's Final Buy A= merica Guidance

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The Office of Management and Budge= t's recently released guidance on "Buy America" requirements for federal in= frastructure projects provides clarity in certain areas but fails to addres= s troublesome inconsistencies with state laws and international trade agree= ments, so manufacturers and suppliers will need to tread carefully as agenc= ies implement the changes, say Amy Hoang and Sarah Barney at Seyfarth Shaw.

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Law Firm Professional Development Steps T= o Thrive In AI Era

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As generative artificial intellige= nce tools rapidly evolve, professional development leaders are instrumental= in preparing law firms for the paradigm shifts ahead, and should consider = three strategies to help empower legal talent with the skills required to s= ucceed in an increasingly complex technological landscape, say Steve Gluckm= an and Anusia Gillespie at SkillBurst Interactive.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Justice Kavanaugh: 'Being A Judge Is Like= Being An Umpire'

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By Tracey Read

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett K= avanaugh said at a conference Thursday that the high court is working to ad= dress its ethics controversies and is "an institution of law, not of p= olitics," and that his job is akin to being a baseball umpire.

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MoFo Changes Criteria For Diversity Fello= wships After Suit

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By Kevin Penton

Morrison Foerster LLP has changed = the eligibility criteria for candidates for its diversity fellowship progra= m after it was sued last month by a conservative group whose founder sparke= d the demise of affirmative action in college admissions this year.

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Texas Bar Execs Back Erasing DEI From Com= mittee Name

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By Lynn LaRowe

The State Bar of Texas' executive = committee voted unanimously Thursday to rename the organization's diversity= , equity and inclusion committee to the outreach and engagement committee a= fter hearing that the change is needed "in the interest of clarity," and to= avoid confusion caused by heated rhetoric surrounding the phrase.

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DC District Judge To Take Senior Status

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By Courtney Buble

U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, = who has heard major cases involving former President Donald Trump, will tak= e senior status in February.

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Feds Say Mar-A-Lago Manager's Atty Hasn't= Resolved Conflict

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By Elliot Weld

Prosecutors say an attorney repres= enting Mar-a-Lago's property manager must appear in Florida federal court t= o address a potential conflict of interest in the classified documents case= against former President Donald Trump.

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Eastman Says 'Open Question' If Voting Ma= chines Manipulated

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By Craig Clough

John Eastman remained defiant on T= hursday during his last day under direct examination in his California disb= arment trial, saying it remains an "open question" if electronic voting mac= hines were manipulated to flip votes in the 2020 presidential election, des= pite him lacking any evidence to prove it.

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DC Court Rules Against Sidley, Nixing Par= t Of Anti-SLAPP Act

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By Emily Sawicki

The D.C. Court of Appeals on Thurs= day revived a defamation suit against Sidley Austin by determining that dis= covery limitations in D.C.'s 2010 Anti-SLAPP Act, designed to make it easie= r to combat frivolous lawsuits and strengthen free speech, conflict with fe= deral rules of civil procedure and violate the district's Home Rule Act.

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Arnold & Porter Hires 6-Atty Trial Te= am From Shook Hardy

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By Hailey Konnath

Six attorneys from Shook Hardy &am= p; Bacon LLP have moved to Arnold & Porter's product liability litigati= on practice group in Washington, D.C., and Houston, Arnold & Porter sai= d Thursday.

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Microsoft Says It Will Foot Legal Bills F= or Copilot Customers

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By Andrew Karpan

To promote Microsoft's new Copilot= AI software, a top lawyer there said Thursday that the company will foot t= he legal bill for commercial users that are accused of copyright infringeme= nt for using it or its output.

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Yale Law Students Drop Remaining Retaliat= ion Claim

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By Aaron West

Two Yale Law School students on Th= ursday dropped their only remaining claim in their retaliation lawsuit agai= nst the university that alleged Yale purposely kept them out of potential p= rofessional opportunities as punishment for refusing to aid the school's in= vestigation into former professor Amy Chua.

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Atty Wellness Among NJ High Court's Equa= l Justice Initiatives

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By George Woolston

The New Jersey Supreme Court has o= utlined new initiatives to ensure access to justice for people of color and= other historically marginalized groups, including expanding efforts to sup= port wellness for law professionals and leveraging technology to improve no= tice of and access to court language services.

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American Psychological Associ= ation

Associated Press

Cementos Argos SA

Federation Int= ernationale de Football Association

Fox Corp.

Freeport LNG Development LP

George Washington University

New Jersey State Bar Associatio= n

Pioneer Hi-Bred International = Inc.

Sierra Club

State Bar of California

Stroz Friedberg LLC

Summit Materials Inc.

Tellurian Inc.

Thomson Reuters Corp.

Twitter Inc.

Williams Industrial Servi= ces Group LLC

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Law Office of Jon Schwartz

Lowenstein Sandler

Miller Law Associates APC

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Central Intelligence Agency

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Acquisition Regul= atory Council

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Federal Highway Administration

Fish and Wildlife Service

Georgia Environmental P= rotection Division

New Jersey Supreme Court

Off= ice of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia

State Bar of Texas

Tohono O'odham Nation

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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

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

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Homeland S= ecurity

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Transportatio= n

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Government Accountabili= ty Office

U.S. Sentencing Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

Washington Attorney General&= #39;s Office

Wisconsin Supreme Court

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