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The North Carolina Court of Appeals heard Wednesday whether a town should= be locked into a development contract for the revitalization of a historic= mill, with the developer arguing it held up its end of the bargain despite= officials' claims that progress had seemingly stalled.

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Town Had No Grounds To Bail On Mill Proje= ct, NC Panel Told

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By Hayley Fowler

The North Carolina Court of Appeal= s heard Wednesday whether a town should be locked into a development contra= ct for the revitalization of a historic mill, with the developer arguing it= held up its end of the bargain despite officials' claims that progress had= seemingly stalled.

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EB-5 Investors Can't Hit TD Bank In Settl= ement Collection Bid

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By Lauraann Wood

Chinese investors who've been tryi= ng to collect a two-years-overdue EB-5 development fraud settlement cannot = step into the developers' shoes to sue TD Bank as part of their efforts bec= ause the investor-visa applicants haven't explained why they're entitled to= do so, a federal magistrate judge in Illinois said Wednesday.

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Business Group Urges 7th Circ. To Speed L= ine 5 Closure

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By Ali Sullivan

An association of business leaders= in Michigan and Wisconsin has told the Seventh Circuit that the economic c= onsequences of shuttering Enbridge Energy's Line 5 oil pipeline would be fa= r from catastrophic, backing a Wisconsin-based Native American tribe in its= court battle to expedite the pipeline closure.

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US Questions If Wire From Southeast, East= Asia China-made

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By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Department of Commerce sa= id Wednesday that it's looking into whether aluminum wire and cable finishe= d in Cambodia, South Korea and Vietnam using Chinese parts are covered by a= nti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on the aluminum goods imported f= rom China.

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NC City Tells Panel Fees For 'Wet Pipes' = Were Legal

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By Travis Bland

The city of Greensboro asked the N= orth Carolina Court of Appeals on Wednesday to overturn a $5 million judgme= nt for charging what developers described as illegal pre-service water fees= , arguing that the builders paid only when pipes were wet.

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Florida Defends State Water Permitting Pr= ogram

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By Madeline Lyskawa

Florida has fired back at a Native= American tribe's attempt to upend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency= 's decision granting the Sunshine State Clean Water Act permitting power ty= pically reserved for the federal government, defending the adequacy of its = permitting program application.

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House Dems Pitch Bill To Establish Wetlan= d Protections

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By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

House Democrats on Wednesday float= ed a major amendment to the Clean Water Act that would more clearly define = the federal government's jurisdiction under the law and undercut the U.S. S= upreme Court's recent ruling that narrowed that authority.

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Manhattan DA Says Rigging Co.'s Head Stol= e $170K In Wages

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By Irene Spezzamonte

A licensed master rigger stole app= roximately $170,000 in wages from seven workers and splurged on a Mercedes-= Benz, almost $7,000 in Harry Styles concert tickets and $4,000 in orchids, = Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Wednesday.

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COVERAGE RECAP: Day 12 Of Trump's NY Civi= l Fraud Trial

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By Stewart Bishop

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 from day 12.

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PEOPLE

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Norton Rose Hires New Partner To Lead Mid= dle East Practice

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By Joyce Hanson

Norton Rose Fulbright has snagged = a Stephenson Harwood LLP partner in Dubai to lead its Middle East dispute r= esolution team, saying the litigator has built a reputation in the region f= or more than a decade and is known for his work in international arbitratio= n.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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EB-5 Investment Period Clarification Rai= ses More Questions

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration S= ervices' recent clarifying guidance for EB-5 investors, specifying that the= statutory investment period begins two years from the date of investment, = raises as many questions as it answers given related agency requirements an= d investors' potential contractual obligations, says Daniel Lundy at Klasko= Immigration Law Partners.=20

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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NY Court Worker Arrested For Approaching = Trump During Trial

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By Frank G. Runyeon

A New York state court employee wh= o said she wanted to "assist" Donald Trump was arrested in the former presi= dent's fraud trial Wednesday after approaching his defense table from the g= allery and being stopped by court officers.

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6 Lewis Brisbois Attys Join Wilson Elser = In Pacific NW Growth

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By Aaron West

National law firm Wilson Elser Mos= kowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP has made some recent moves in the Pacific N= orthwest, announcing Wednesday that it's opening a new office in Portland, = Oregon, expanding its existing Seattle presence and adding six new partners= from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP.

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Former Cherokee AG Among Biden's Oklahoma= Judicial Picks

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By Courtney Bubl=C3=A9

President Joe Biden announced on W= ednesday two district judge nominees for Oklahoma and two U.S. attorney nom= inees, for Massachusetts and for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

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Biden's FTC, FAA Nominees Sail Through Co= mmittee

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By Nadia Dreid

The Federal Trade Commission is on= e step closer to filling its empty seats after the U.S. Senate Commerce Com= mittee advanced the nominations of two prospective commissioners and one re= turning member Wednesday afternoon, along with the Biden administration's p= ick for head of the Federal Aviation Administration.

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Analysis

Biden Squelches Mass. US Atty Drama With = Bar 'Mainstay'

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By Chris Villani

Boston attorneys warmly welcomed n= ews that President Joe Biden had nominated former Ropes & Gray LLP part= ner Joshua Levy as Massachusetts' next U.S. attorney, extolling his profess= ionalism and judgment after his predecessor resigned amid an ethics scandal= .

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Analysis

Why Trump's Gag Order Appeal Is Expected = To Fail

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By Phillip Bantz

Donald Trump's challenge to a gag = order in his Washington, D.C., criminal election-interference case will lik= ely lean on a decades-old Sixth Circuit decision and appeals to free speech= , but experts predict the trial court's carefully tailored ruling will stan= d up to scrutiny.

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Eastman Says Pence Was Wrong About His Po= wer On Jan. 6

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By Craig Clough

John Eastman testified at his Cali= fornia disbarment trial on Wednesday that Vice President Mike Pence was wro= ng when he declared on Jan. 6, 2021, that he lacked the authority to unilat= erally reject electoral votes, which was contrary to the advice Eastman dir= ectly gave him two days earlier.

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$224M Final Fees Awarded In Boy Scouts' L= engthy Ch. 11

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By Hilary Russ

The Delaware bankruptcy judge over= seeing the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 has granted final approval fo= r $224 million of professional fees and expenses in the case, which has spa= nned more than three and a half years — including $71 million fo= r debtors' counsel White & Case LLP.

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Counsel For J&J Talc Unit Ch. 11 Comm= ittee Fight For Fees

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By Vince Sullivan

Attorneys who represented the offi= cial committee of talc claimants in the second dismissed bankruptcy case of= Johnson & Johnson's talc unit defended their fee requests Wednesday in= New Jersey court, saying the debtor bears the risk of covering the costs o= f its failed effort to reorganize.

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NY Bill Proposes New Admissibility Rules = For AI Evidence

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By Andrea Keckley

As legal experts continue to warn = of artificial intelligence's potential impact on courtrooms, a New York law= maker and intellectual property attorney has introduced a bill intended to = set rules for the admissibility of evidence "created or processed" by artif= icial intelligence.

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Prosecutor In Chandra Levy Case Fights D= C Suspension

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By Alison Knezevich

The lead prosecutor in the Chandra= Levy murder case has appealed a proposed 60-day suspension of her Washingt= on, D.C., law license, telling a D.C. court that she never intentionally su= ppressed evidence about a key witness in the trial.

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Cooperator In Lottery Lawyer Case Gets T= ime Served

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By Cara Salvatore

A businessman who helped the so-ca= lled Lottery Lawyer steal tens of millions of dollars from suddenly wealthy= families was sentenced Wednesday to time served and 300 hours of community= service after providing what prosecutors called "wholehearted" cooperation= .

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Boy Scouts of America

Canadian National Railway Comp= any

Cushman & Wakefield Inc.

D.R. Horton Inc.

Enbridge Energy Partners LP

Mercedes-Benz USA LLC

NBCUniversal Media LLC

National Congress of Amer= ican Indians

Native American Rights Fund Inc.=

Northern Mariana Island= s Retirement Fund

Southwire Company

State Bar of California

The District of Columbia Bar

Toronto-Dominion Bank

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Wynn Resorts Ltd.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Glen J. Dunn & Associates

Klasko Immigration Law Partners

Miller Law Associates APC

Scarbrough & Scarbrough

Shipman & Wright

Stephenson Harwood

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Sullivan & Cromwell

Todd & Weld

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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bad River Band of = Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe

Cherokee Nation

Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Trade Commission

International Trade Administra= tion

International Trade Commission

Miccosukee Tribe of India= ns of Florida

National Railroad Passenger Corp= .

New York Attorney General'= s Office

New York State Department of L= abor

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida

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

U.S. Bankrupt= cy Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Citizenship and Imm= igration Services

U.S. Consumer Product Saf= ety Commission

U.S. Court of Appeal= s for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Secret Service

U.S. Senate

U.S. Sentencing Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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