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Antitrust Probes Launch Into Construction= Chemicals Cos.

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By Matthew Perlman

Competition enforcers from the U.K= ., Europe and elsewhere launched investigations Tuesday into potential cart= el activity among companies that make additives for cement, concrete and mo= rtar.

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NJ County Says Feds Rushed Flawed Ocean W= ind 1 Approvals

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By Tom Lotshaw

Cape May County, New Jersey, and a= coalition of business, conservation and fishing groups are asking a federa= l judge to overturn approvals for Orsted's Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind proje= ct, claiming federal agencies neglected their duties to protect the environ= ment and wildlife in an "inappropriate collusion with Big Wind."

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DC Circ. Judges Cast Doubt On Sierra Club= 's Gas Export Fight

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By Keith Goldberg

A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday ap= peared skeptical that the Sierra Club had standing to challenge U.S. Depart= ment of Energy authorizations allowing a pair of liquefied natural gas term= inals to export more LNG to non-free trade agreement countries.

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Utilities Leap Into Southwest Transmissio= n Cost-Sharing Row

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By Peter McGuire

Utilities and regulators have pile= d onto a D.C. Circuit Court challenge to federal energy regulators' rejecti= on of a plan to share the cost of electric transmission upgrades in the Sou= thwest Power Pool service region across the central United States.

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Steel Co. Says Ex-Workers Took Designs To= Open Competition

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By Danielle Ferguson

A Michigan steel fencing manufactu= rer asked a federal court on Monday to order former employees to sign over = a copyright for product designs, saying the ex-workers used drawings the co= mpany owned to create their material and open a competitor — all whil= e working for the manufacturer.

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Trump Rips AG's Fraud Claims, Says He Low= balled His Wealth

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By Stewart Bishop

Donald Trump on Tuesday returned t= o the New York civil fraud trial over New York Attorney General Letitia Jam= es' claims that the former president defrauded banks and insurers by lying = about his net worth for years, and told press outside the courtroom he is a= ctually worth more than his "conservative" take on his wealth.

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COVERAGE RECAP: Day 11 Of Trump's NY Civi= l Fraud Trial

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Law360 is providing live coverage = from the courthouse as former President Donald Trump goes on trial in the N= ew York attorney general's civil fraud case. Here's a recap of day 11.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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A Look At Competition Enforcers' 2026 Wor= ld Cup Game Plan

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Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, = competition authorities of the host nations, the U.S., Mexico and Canada, h= ave recently launched a joint initiative to police collusive schemes, setti= ng an example for other countries' cross-border collaboration — so co= mpanies pursuing tournament opportunities should take note, say Carsten Rei= chel and Will Conway at Norton Rose.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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As Legal Jobs Surge, Law Grads Of Color L= ag In Employment

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By Kevin Penton

Recent law school graduates who ar= e Black or Native American significantly lag behind the national average in= obtaining jobs that require passing the bar exam, even as jobs in the lega= l industry approach record highs, according to a report released Tuesday.

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Davis Polk Yanks 3 Job Offers Over Israel= Statements

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By Dorothy Atkins

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has = rescinded job offers to three law students who hold leadership positions at= organizations affiliated with Harvard University and Columbia University a= nd who purportedly signed controversial statements blaming Israel for the H= amas terrorist group's Oct. 7 killings, according to an internal email obta= ined by Law360 Tuesday.

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More BigLaw Firms Targeted, Others Reply = To DEI Threats

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By Aebra Coe

Two more large law firms have rece= ived threatening letters from an anti-affirmative action group that has tar= geted the legal industry with lawsuits this year over firm diversity, equit= y and inclusion programs, and at least one law firm is pushing back in resp= onse to the group's threats.

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Senate Confirms Del. District Judge With = Patent Expertise

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

The Senate voted 67-29 on Tuesday = to confirm Jennifer L. Hall, a magistrate judge with an extensive backgroun= d in patent law, to serve as a U.S. district judge for the District of Dela= ware.

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Pennsylvania Judge Confirmed After Donati= ons Raised Doubt

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

The U.S. Senate voted 52-45 on Tue= sday to confirm Pennsylvania state court Judge Julia K. Munley to serve as = a U.S. district judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, despite Repu= blicans' complaints this summer over her political donations.

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Approach The Bench: Justice Teri Jackson = On Court Diversity

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Justice Teri Jackson of the Califo= rnia Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, has long pioneered ways of = improving the justice system.

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Wachtell Wins Bid To Arbitrate X's $90M F= ee Dispute

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By Jack Karp

A California state judge on Tuesda= y granted Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz's request to send to arbitration= a dispute with X Corp. over $90 million in legal fees tied to the fight ov= er Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter.

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Eastman's Atty Says Canceled Witness Got = Death Threats

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By Craig Clough

A right-wing podcaster k= nown for pushing unfounded conspiracy theories about the 2020 election pull= ed out of testifying for John Eastman in his California disbarment trial be= cause he received "serious" death threats, Eastman's attorney said Tuesday.

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Trump Appeals Gag Order In DC Election In= terference Case

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By Katie Buehler

Donald Trump filed a quick appeal = Tuesday of a D.C. federal court's gag order prohibiting him from making sta= tements publicly attacking special counsel Jack Smith, prosecutors, court s= taff, or witnesses and their expected testimony in his criminal conspiracy = and obstruction case over alleged attempts to subvert the 2020 presidential= election.

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Bankman-Fried Atty Scores Points Quizzing= 3rd Gov't Witness

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By Pete Brush

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's la= wyer poked at the fallen crypto exchange's former engineering director Nish= ad Singh in Manhattan federal court Tuesday with questions bolstering the d= efense's argument that Bankman-Fried operated in good faith and cooperating= witnesses like Singh changed their tune only in hindsight.

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Susman Godfrey, Hausfeld Split $22M Fee = In Libor Case

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By Emilie Ruscoe

Susman Godfrey LLP and Hausfeld LL= P will receive a nearly $22 million fee for brokering a $90 million settlem= ent deal with MUFG Bank Ltd., the Norinchukin Bank and Société G&= #233;nérale in sprawling multidistrict litigation against numerous fin= ancial services giants over their alleged manipulation of the London interb= ank offered rate.

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Paul Hastings Seeks $3.9M In Kwok Ch. 11= Fees And Costs

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By Brian Steele

Attorneys with Paul Hastings LLP h= ave sought additional fees and costs of nearly $3.9 million for overseeing = the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Ho Wan Kwok during July and August, continuing= to make good on their promise that a previous $12 million fee request was = "only the beginning."

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Colo. Justices Skeptical Of Law Firm's F= ee For Departing Attys

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By Daniel Ducassi

Members of Colorado's highest cour= t on Tuesday questioned as "per se impermissible" a fee imposed by a family= law firm on attorneys who take clients with them when they leave, grilling= the firm on why such a per client fee doesn't restrict a lawyer's right to= practice.

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Murdaugh Can't Have Feds Seize Fraud Fun= ds From Receivers

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By Chart Riggall

A South Carolina federal judge has= rebuffed an effort from attorney and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh to h= ave the federal government wrest control of his assets from a pair of recei= vers who Murdaugh alleged were using their positions in his fraud case to l= ine their pockets.

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Ex-Rutgers Law Fundraising Exec Drops Eq= ual Pay Suit

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By Jake Maher

A former New Jersey law school fun= draising executive, who is suing Rutgers University for allegedly paying he= r less than less-qualified male colleagues and for firing her in retaliatio= n for complaining about the disparity, dropped her claims against the schoo= l this week.

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Radio Host Pushes To Keep OpenAI Defamat= ion Suit Alive

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By Andrea Keckley

Georgia-based radio personality Ma= rk Walters opposed OpenAI LLC's bid to dismiss his suit alleging the compan= y's ChatGPT chatbot lied to a reporter about him, arguing that the proper c= ourse of action is not to drop the case but instead to move it to state cou= rt.

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Butler Replaces Feinstein On Senate Judi= ciary Committee

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., wh= o was appointed to serve out the remainder of the term of the late Sen. Dia= nne Feinstein, will also take Feinstein's place on the Senate Judiciary Com= mittee, the panel announced Tuesday night.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Association for Justic= e

American Bar Association

American Constitution Society

Amgen Inc.

Apple Inc.

Bank of America Corp.

Citigroup Inc.

City Utilities of Springfield = Inc.

Cushman & Wakefield Inc.

Deutsche Bank AG

Federalist Society

Federation Int= ernationale de Football Association

Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC

National Association = for Law Placement Inc.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Sierra Club

Sika AG

Southwest Power Pool Inc.

Spotify Technology SA

State Bar of California

Sunflower Electric Power Corp.

Surfside

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Xcel Energy Inc.

Yale University


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Cultural Heritage Partners

Johnson Family Law PC

Jones Law Firm PC (New York, NY)

Miller Law Associates APC

Richard A. Harpootlian PA

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme= nt

California Department of = Transportation

Cape May County, New Jersey

Colorado Supreme Court

Competition and Markets Authori= ty

European Commission

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Louisiana Public Service Comm= ission

National Marine Fisheries Servi= ce

New Jersey Depa= rtment of Environmental Protection

New York Attorney General'= s Office

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Copyright Office

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

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

U.S. District C= ourt for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the District of South Carolina

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

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

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

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

Un= ited States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut

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