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The National Association of Manufacturers is suing the U.S. Securities an= d Exchange Commission over a policy that will require private businesses to= publicly disclose certain financial information in order to access the sec= ondary bond market, arguing that the policy was enacted without public= input and could harm job-creation efforts.

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TOP NEWS

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Manufacturer Orgs. Sue SEC Over Private B= iz Disclosure Rule

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By Jessica Corso

The National Association of Manufa= cturers is suing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over a policy = that will require private businesses to publicly disclose certain financial= information in order to access the secondary bond market, arguing that the= policy was enacted without public input and could harm job-creation e= fforts.

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Septic Co.'s Antitrust Suit Buried By 6th= Circ. Panel

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By Carolyn Muyskens

A Sixth Circuit panel has freed an= organization that sets health and safety standards for the wastewater indu= stry, NSF International, from accusations that it colluded with two septic = system makers to cut a rival out of the market.

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SPAC Cancels $306M Merger With Electric = Powertrain Maker

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By Renee Hickman

Special-purpose acquisition compan= y Growth for Good said in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing = that it has terminated its proposed merger with Zero Nox, an electric power= train company, and that its shares would be redeemed.

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House Oversight GOP Probe Alleges Border = Material Sales

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By Rae Ann Varona

Republican leaders and members of = the House Oversight Committee are looking into reports that the Biden admin= istration is selling off hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of U.S.-Mex= ico border wall materials they say have sat idle since President Joe Biden = took office.

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Ex-NYC Buildings Commissioner Pleads Not = Guilty To Bribery

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By Rachel Scharf

A longtime New York City politicia= n pled not guilty in state court Wednesday to taking more than $150,000 wor= th of bribes while serving as a city councilmember, senior adviser to Mayor= Eric Adams and commissioner of the Department of Buildings.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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The Heat Is On For Calif. Employers Under= New OSHA Rules

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California's Occupational Safety a= nd Health Administration recently proposed rules would require significant = efforts from employers in order to create heat safety protections for indoo= r workers — so they should take initiative now to get in compliance a= nd ensure a safe and cool working environment, says Eric Fox at Quarles &am= p; Brady.

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Self-Disclosure Lessons From Exemplary Co= rp. Resolutions

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With scant examples of corporate r= esolutions in the wake of U.S. Department of Justice self-disclosure policy= changes last fall, companies may glean helpful insights from three recent = declination letters, as well as other governmental self-reporting regimes, = say Lindsey Collins and Kate Rumsey at Sheppard Mullin.=20

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Opinion

Laws Based On Rapid Drug Tests Are Unscie= ntific And Unfair

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Given the widespread legalization = of marijuana, states are increasingly implementing laws to penalize drivers= under the influence of drugs, but the laws do more harm than good as the r= apid tests they rely on do not accurately measure impairment, say Josh Bloo= m and Henry Miller at the American Council on Science and Health.=20

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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By Adrian Cruz

Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP an= nounced Wednesday that it had named longtime attorney Frieda Garcia managin= g partner, the first woman and Latino to be in the role in the corporate im= migration firm's 43-year history.

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Thompson Coburn Names Next Firm Chair, Se= nior Leaders

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By Xiumei Dong

Thompson Coburn LLP has named liti= gation department leader Chris Hohn as the firm's next chair in its most re= cent leadership reshuffle, which also includes the addition of a new execut= ive committee member and the appointment of new litigation department leade= rship.

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Microsoft Elevates New Legal Chief, Gener= al Counsel

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By Lauren Berg

Microsoft has shaken up its legal = leadership this month with two in-house promotions, as the tech giant conti= nues to defend its planned $68.7 billion purchase of video game company Act= ivision Blizzard Inc. from the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust challen= ge.

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Gibson Dunn Amends Diversity Scholarship = Description

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By Kevin Penton

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has= amended its description of whom it awards its diversity and inclusion scho= larships to, removing a reference on its website to law students who "ident= ify with an underrepresented group."

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New McGuireWoods Team To Help Clients Nav= igate DEI

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By Andrea Keckley

McGuireWoods LLP announced the lau= nch of a practice team to help clients facing potential legal scrutiny over= their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in light of developments= like the U.S. Supreme Court's decision striking down affirmative action in= higher education and the numerous legal challenges it has inspired.

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NY Justice Hom Awarded Barrier-Breaking A= ppellate Nod

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By Tracey Read

New York Supreme Court Justice Phi= llip Hom has made history with his appointment to the appellate term of the= 2nd, 11th and 13th Judicial Districts in the Second Department, becoming t= he first Asian American to sit on that bench, Chief Administrative Judge Jo= seph A. Zayas announced Tuesday.

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Ethics Of Litigation Funding Divides Memb= ers Of Congress

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By Ryan Boysen

A congressional hearing on the eth= ical implications of litigation funding split along sharply partisan lines = on Wednesday, with Republicans decrying the multibillion-dollar industry as= a drag on other businesses and a possible national security concern, while= Democrats mostly dismissed it as a nonissue and called for an investigatio= n into recent Supreme Court ethics scandals.

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Dem Sen. Peter Welch Blasts Possible Publ= ic Defender Cuts

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By Courtney Buble

Years before coming to Congress, S= en. Peter Welch, D-Vt., was a public defender, and now he's raising the ala= rm about proposed cuts by the House and Senate to the federal public defend= er system, which he calls a "bedrock requirement" of the American judicial = system.

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Fla. Judge Says Secure Facility Needed In= Trump Docs Case

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By David Minsky

A Florida federal judge presiding = over Donald Trump's classified documents criminal case on Wednesday ordered= the former president and his attorneys to review and discuss evidence cont= aining "sensitive compartmented information" in a secure facility approved = by the court.

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Eastman Atty's Leading Questions Irk Stat= e Bar Judge

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By Gina Kim

A California state bar judge overs= eeing John Eastman's disbarment trial repeatedly admonished his attorney We= dnesday for asking leading questions throughout his examination of voterGA = founder Garland Favorito.

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Firm Says Ex-Army Col. Stiffed It On $14= 0K Tab In FCPA Case

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By Chris Villani

Boston boutique defense firm Fick = & Marx LLP sued a former U.S. Army colonel after helping him win a new = trial and the eventual dismissal of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case, c= laiming the onetime client has not paid his $142,000 legal tab.

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Producer Claims Disbarred Atty Lied Abou= t Mel Gibson Film

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By James Mills

An independent film production com= pany has filed a California federal suit against a disbarred lawyer and oth= ers over allegations it was conned into investing $5 million in an action m= ovie supposedly starring Mel Gibson.

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10th Circ. Says COVID Court Closure Does= n't Spell Mistrial

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By Emily Johnson

The Tenth Circuit has issued a spl= it decision denying a request for a new trial from a convicted domestic abu= ser and member of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, arguing that his right = to a public trial was not violated because he didn't object to an audio-onl= y feed that was set up amid pandemic-related social distancing requirements= .

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Killer And Driver Texted After Court Off= icer's Murder, Jury Told

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By Bonnie Eslinger

A man on trial for driving the get= away vehicle during the fatal 2020 shooting of a federal courthouse securit= y guard engaged in friendly communications with the gunman in the weeks tha= t followed, an FBI agent told jurors Wednesday, contradicting defense couns= el's assertion that the driver was forced into that role at gunpoint.

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Pennsylvania Court Won't Toss Judges' Ne= w Retirement Plan

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By Matthew Santoni

A change in state-affiliated retir= ement plans for Pennsylvania judges did not violate the state's constitutio= n under a pair of 34-year-old precedents because it's unknown if the new re= tirement plans will actually result in smaller payouts, a state appellate c= ourt ruled Wednesday.

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New MassBar Prez Plans To Use Tech To Cl= ose Justice Gap

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By Chris Villani

The newly elected president of the= Massachusetts Bar Association is a family law attorney with plans to use n= ew technologies to achieve greater access to the court system for lower-inc= ome civil litigants.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd.

Activision Blizzard Inc.

American Bar Association

Int= ernational Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution

Johnson & Johnson

Lawyers for Civil Justice

LinkedIn Corp.

Massachusetts Bar Association

Microsoft Corp.

NSF International Inc.

National Association of M= anufacturers

New York City Bar Association

New York Mets

SIFMA

Safran SA

State Bar of California

U.S. Chamber of Commerce


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Davis Wright Tremaine

Miller Law Associates APC

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Supreme Court

Centers for Disease Co= ntrol and Prevention

Defense Logistics Agency

Federal Acquisition Regul= atory Council

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Jicarilla Apache Nation

New York City Council

New York City Human = Resources Administration

Occupational Safety= and Health Administration

Pennsylvania Attorney Gen= eral's Office

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorne= y's Office for the District of New Mexico

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

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

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

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Central District of California

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

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

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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