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Gov't Asks Justices To Deny Review Of Pre= sident's Tariff Power

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By Rae Ann Varona

The United States urged the U.S. S= upreme Court not to review a Federal Circuit decision backing the president= 's authority to expand national security duties to steel-derived products, = saying the lower court's decision was in line with the high court's decisio= ns.

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Feds Say Renewed Challenge Falls Flat In = Offshore Wind Fight

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By Madeline Lyskawa

An advocacy group's second attempt= to challenge the Biden administration's plans for wind energy development = off the coast of New York and New Jersey is doomed by the same failure to i= dentify any concrete harm that sank their initial suit, the federal governm= ent told a D.C. federal judge.

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Alaska Agency Echoes Call To Void EPA Peb= ble Mine Ban

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By Tom Lotshaw

The Alaska Industrial Development = and Export Authority is throwing its support behind the Last Frontier's cha= llenge of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency veto of the Pebble Mine pr= oject, telling Supreme Court justices that the action runs afoul of rights = granted to Alaska for its statehood.

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Ga. Residents Say No Grounds To Toss Rivi= an Zoning Suit

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By Tom Lotshaw

Georgia residents challenging a $5= billion Rivian electric vehicle plant are asking a state judge to reject M= organ County's arguments that it can't apply local zoning and land use laws= to the economic development project because the state owns the site.

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Conn. Homeowners Get New Trial In Waterfr= ont Access Row

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By Brian Steele

Connecticut's intermediate state a= ppellate court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for a Bridgeport couple who s= ued over residential construction activity that blocked their access to wat= erfront amenities, finding that the trial court's ruling in favor of the de= fendants improperly limited the easement at issue to foot passage.

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Trump Found Liable For Fraud In NY Attorn= ey General's Case

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By Frank G. Runyeon

A New York state judge on Tuesday = placed Donald Trump's assets in limbo and sanctioned his attorneys after ru= ling that the former president and his real estate company defrauded banks = and insurers for years by exaggerating his net worth by billions of dollars= .

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Real Estate Rumors: KDM, Allen Morris, Ar= gyle

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By WaTeasa Freeman

KDM Development is said to be prep= aring for construction on a $150 million mixed-use project, Allen Morris is= rumored to be working with Black Salmon on a Miami project expected to cos= t $1 billion and Argyle Real Estate Partners has reportedly spent $40 milli= on on a Tennessee multifamily property.

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LAW360 PULSE SOCIAL IMPACT LEADERS

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The 2023 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leade= rs

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Check out our Social Impact Leader= s ranking, analysis and interactive graphics to see which firms stand out f= or their engagement with social responsibility and commitment to pro bono s= ervice.

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Why Law Firm ESG Is Likely Here To Stay

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By Aebra Coe

As backlash to institutional effor= ts around environmental, social and corporate governance spreads in the U.S= ., experts say law firms are likely to take a long-term view and continue f= ocusing on ESG principles, even if some of the wording and messaging around= those efforts may change.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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What Large Language Models Mean For Docum= ent Review

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Courts often subject parties using= technology assisted review to greater scrutiny than parties conducting lin= ear, manual document review, so parties using large language models for doc= ument review should expect even more attention, along with a corresponding = need for quality control and validation, say attorneys at Sidley.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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As 'Varsity Blues' Winds Down, Attys Reca= ll A Wild Beginning

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By Chris Villani

The "Varsity Blues" college admiss= ions case may be ending with a whimper, but it began with a bang on March 1= 2, 2019, as prosecutors unveiled charges against Hollywood stars and corpor= ate titans. Law360 compiled an oral history of that "insane" first day.

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High Court To Carry On If No Deal To Aver= t Shutdown

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

A government shutdown could happen= by the end of the week, yet the U.S. Supreme Court would continue its regu= lar operations, and there would be about two weeks' worth of funding availa= ble for lower federal courts, insiders say.

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Retired 7th Circ. Judge Posner Must Face = $170K Wage Suit

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By Rose Krebs

Retired Seventh Circuit Judge Rich= ard A. Posner can't escape a lawsuit alleging he stiffed a man out of a six= -figure salary after hiring him to run a now-defunct pro bono legal service= s organization.

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FTC Finally Brings Down Antitrust Hammer = On Amazon

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By Matthew Perlman

The Federal Trade Commission lodge= d a long-expected case Tuesday accusing Amazon of violating antitrust law, = marking another aggressive step in the administration's efforts to increase= competition across the economy, especially through moves to rein in large = digital platforms.

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Agencies Face Steep Learning Curve Under = Biden GHG Order

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By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

Not every federal agency has exper= ience with incorporating cost estimates for damages caused by greenhouse ga= s emissions into their daily work, but that's going to change under Preside= nt Joe Biden's new directive that all agencies must begin using them in the= ir budgeting, procurement and permitting decisions.

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Trump Blasts Proposed Gag Order In DC Cas= e As 'Censorship'

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By Jack Karp

Former President Donald Trump call= ed prosecutors' request that a Washington, D.C., federal judge limit what h= e can say publicly about his election interference case an attempt to strip= him of his First Amendment rights and thwart his presidential campaign.

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Ex-Bush Admin Atty Yoo Cites Founders To = Defend Eastman

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By Craig Clough

University of California, Berkeley= law school professor and former Bush administration attorney John Yoo test= ified in John Eastman's disbarment trial on Tuesday that the historical act= ions of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams support Eastman's claims about the = unilateral power of the vice president during the counting of electoral vot= es.

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Hunter Biden Accuses Giuliani Of Hacking = Infamous Laptop

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By Ryan Boysen

Hunter Biden sued Rudy Giuliani an= d Giuliani's former lawyer Tuesday on allegations the pair caused the "tota= l annihilation" of his digital privacy by disseminating data from his now-n= otorious laptop — and violated cybersecurity laws in the pr= ocess.

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Ex-Jones Day Atty Confirmed To Calif. App= ellate Seat

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By James Mills

California has a new justice on th= e state's court of appeals as Judge Martha Gooding was unanimously confirme= d by the state's Commission on Judicial Appointments on Tuesday and immedia= tely sworn in.

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Proskauer, VC Settle Over Alleged $636M C= opy-Paste Error

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By Julie Manganis

Proskauer Rose LLP has reached a s= ettlement with a California venture capitalist who blames the firm for a dr= afting error that he said cost him his $636 million stake in a hedge fund h= e started, the parties reported to a Massachusetts court.

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McElroy Deutsch Keeps Claim On Ex-Execs'= Home, For Now

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By Jake Maher

A New Jersey state judge has decli= ned to toss McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP's legal claim= on the home of two married former firm executives, who it accused of = stealing $3.2 million from the law firm and partly using the money to buy t= he residence.

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5th Circ. Puts Hold On Religious Trainin= g For Southwest Attys

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By Lynn LaRowe

A day before the court-ordered dea= dline for Southwest Airlines' lawyers to undergo "religious liberty" traini= ng in a flight attendant's suit, the airline convinced the Fifth Circuit to= temporarily pause the sanction while the court considers whether to stay t= he decision pending Southwest's appeal.

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Jury Convicts Driver For Aiding Murder O= f Fed. Court Officer

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By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal jury on Tuesd= ay convicted a man charged with driving the getaway vehicle during the fata= l 2020 shooting of a federal courthouse security guard, finding him guilty = of aiding and abetting the murder and attempted murder of courthouse office= rs.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alliance Defending Freedom

Amazon.com Inc.

Amity Advisory

Apple Inc.

Cable News Network Inc.

George Washington University

Google LLC

Mercedes-Benz USA LLC

National Right t= o Work Legal Defense Foundation

New York Post

Planned Parenthood Federation

PrimeSource Building Products = Inc.

Southwest Airlines Co.

State Bar of California

The Conference Board Inc.

Transport Workers Union of Am= erica

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Davis Wright Tremaine

Dynamis LLP

Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & = McRae

Miller Law Associates APC

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alaska Department of Law

Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme= nt

City of New York

Competition and Markets Authori= ty

Council on Environmental Quality=

European Commission

European Union

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission

Internal Revenue Service

National Aeronautic= s and Space Administration

New York Attorney General'= s Office

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

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Education

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

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Veterans Af= fairs

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

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

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

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

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma

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