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CBP Director Gives Details On New Border = Wall Contracts

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By Rae Ann Varona

The Biden administration awarded n= umerous border work contracts, including for 17 miles of a new Texas barrie= r, in the days leading up to its announcement that it was waiving federal l= aws for expedited construction in southern Texas, a border official testifi= ed in a declaration filed Wednesday.

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Trade Court Says Commerce Failed To Justi= fy Tin Can Tariffs

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By Micah Danney

The U.S. Department of Commerce di= d not provide enough explanation for its refusal to exclude Seneca Foods Co= rp. from duties on imported metal for tin cans, a trade judge has ruled, fi= nding the agency unfairly accepted a domestic supplier's opposition to the = tariff exemption request.

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FERC Gas Project Approval Enrages Pacific= Northwest Pols

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By Keith Goldberg

The Federal Energy Regulatory Comm= ission on Thursday approved a controversial TC Energy Corp. pipeline expans= ion project in the Pacific Northwest over the objections of Washington and = Oregon officials who say the project undermines their states' climate chang= e goals.

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6th Circ. Voices Doubts Over Ohio PFAS Cl= ass Cert.

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By Emily Field

A Sixth Circuit panel on Thursday = seemed skeptical about arguments that a certified class of 11.8 million Ohi= o residents who claim the nation's top chemical companies knowingly put the= ir health at risk by selling "forever chemicals" can trace the chemicals ba= ck to those companies.

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Fla. Law Firm Can't Enforce Pre-Suit De= al, Contractor Says

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By Lynn LaRowe

A general contractor pursuing a le= gal malpractice suit against an insurance law firm has urged a Florida fede= ral court to reject the firm's bid to enforce a settlement allegedly reache= d before the case was filed, saying the parties never signed an agreement d= espite exchanging emails about a possible deal.

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NY AG Says Docs Missing In Trump Trial; S= idebar Row Ensues

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By Stewart Bishop and Frank G. Runyeo= n

New York Attorney General Letitia = James on Thursday said Donald Trump and others likely failed to turn over e= vidence in their civil fraud trial, in light of a report claiming a Tr= ump Organization executive lied on the witness stand, a dispute that led to= an off-the-record sidebar dust-up.

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LIVE COVERAGE: Day 13 Of Trump's NY Civil= 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. Follow along here.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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What Panama Canal Award Ruling Means For = Int'l Arbitration

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As the prevalence of international= arbitration grows, the Eighth Circuit’s recent decision in Grupo Uni= dos v. Canal de Panama may change how practitioners decide what remedies to= seek and where to raise them if claims are rejected, says Jerry Roth at Fe= dArb.

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Opinion

Newman Suspension Shows Need For Judicial= Reform

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The recent suspension of U.S. Circ= uit Judge Pauline Newman following her alleged refusal to participate in a = disability inquiry reveals the need for judicial misconduct reforms to ensu= re that judges step down when they can no longer serve effectively, says Al= iza Shatzman at The Legal Accountability Project.

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With Exit, Bankruptcy Judge May Escape Bi= g Penalties

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By Daniel Connolly and Brandon Lowrey=

The case of Texas U.S. Bankruptcy = Judge David R. Jones, accused of a secret romantic relationship with a bank= ruptcy lawyer with cases before him, highlights gaps in conflict disclosure= requirements and shows how judges can avoid consequences by resigning.

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Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty In Ga. Electi= on Conspiracy Case

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By Rosie Manins

Embattled attorney Sidney Powell p= led guilty Thursday to criminal charges alleging she unlawfully tried to he= lp former President Donald Trump overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia= .

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Analysis

Powell Plea Tightens Screws On Trump, El= ection-Denier Attys

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By Phillip Bantz

The plea deal that Donald Trump's = former lawyer Sidney Powell reached Thursday with Georgia prosecutors signi= fies a pivotal moment in the state's sweeping election interference case, o= ne that will likely spur more defendants to turn against the ex-president a= nd ripple into a related federal case in Washington, D.C.

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Feds Say Trump 'Is Not Above The Law' In = DC Election Case

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By Hailey Konnath

Federal prosecutors on Thursday ur= ged a District of Columbia federal judge to reject Donald Trump's attempt t= o dodge a criminal indictment accusing him of interfering in the 2020 elect= ion, slamming the former president's "novel approach to immunity" and argui= ng that Trump "is not above the law."

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Kirkland Says Ex-Firm Atty's Suit Still D= oesn't Show Sex Bias

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By Jake Maher

Kirkland & Ellis LLP and sever= al of its partners are seeking to have a gender discrimination case against= them dismissed, arguing to a California federal court that the former asso= ciate suing them is relying on "artful pleading" to disguise deep flaws in = her case.

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Judge Rips Claims Rate, Fee Bid In $37.5M= Meta Tracking Deal

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By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge held of= f giving final approval Thursday to Meta Platforms Inc.'s $37.5 million dea= l to resolve claims it tracked 70 million users' locations, calling the 1.3= % claims rate "overall a poor result" and saying the $9.3 million attorney = fee request is "just not going to happen."

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NY Court Removes Judge For Pointing Gun A= t Black Litigant

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By Tracey Read

A New York judge has been removed = from office for pointing a gun at a Black defendant in court and then bragg= ing about the incident, as the state's highest court upheld the sanction ag= ainst him on Thursday.

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NYU Law Review Accused Of Bias Against St= raight White Men

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By Ryan Boysen

A self-described straight white ma= le, first-year law student at New York University has hit the school with a= proposed class action for discrimination, claiming the prestigious NYU Law= Review — which he plans to apply for — gives "preferential tre= atment to women, non-Asian racial minorities, homosexuals and transgender p= eople."

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John Eastman Struggles To Use Election De= nial Stats At Trial

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By Craig Clough

An attorney representing John East= man in his disbarment trial fought uphill Thursday to enter into the record= expert testimony from a statistician who called 2020's election resul= ts into question, undercutting Eastman's repeated efforts to argue he did n= othing wrong because the election was stolen from former President Donald T= rump.

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Jones Day 'Appellate Ace' Tapped As Ohio = Solicitor General

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By Emily Sawicki

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost ha= s selected a Jones Day associate with experience as a law clerk for federal= courts including the D.C. Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court to step into = the role of solicitor general for the Buckeye State.

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'Unacceptable Gamesmanship' Gets Calif. = IP Atty Disbarred

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By Chart Riggall

A California intellectual property= attorney has been disbarred and hit with $5,000 in sanctions for a slew of= ethical violations ranging from "unacceptable gamesmanship" during the dis= covery process of a state court case to stonewalling the bar's investigatio= n of him, the state bar announced Wednesday.

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Sen. Dems Introduce High Court Term Limi= t Bill With A Twist

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By Katie Buehler

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., p= roposed new legislation Thursday that would establish optional U.S. Supreme= Court term limits but would sharply restrict the types of cases justices c= ould hear if they choose to remain on the court after their 18-year term, w= hile allowing for expansion of the court's bench.

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Kira, Ex-VP Agree To End Noncompete Disp= ute Over AI

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By Emily Sawicki

Legal AI assistance developer Kira= Inc. has settled a federal trade secrets dispute it launched in Virginia a= gainst a former vice president after he took on an executive position at a = rival company, DeepJudge, with the two sides agreeing to a final dismissal = of the action with prejudice.

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3M Co.

American Civil Liberties Union

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Citizens for Re= sponsibility & Ethics in Washington

Corizon Health Inc.

Cushman & Wakefield Inc.

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

North American Electric= Reliability Corp.

Ohio State University

PG&E Corp.

Public Citizen Inc.

Puget Sound Energy Inc.

Seneca Foods Corp.

State Bar of California

TC Energy Corp.

The Chemours Co.

The Neiman Marcus Group LLC

Trump Organization Inc.

United States Steel Corp.

Washington Post Co.


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Arnesen Webb

Banker Lopez

Boyden Gray & Associates

Franklin D. Azar & Associates

Freedman Normand

Gibson Dunn

Habba Madaio

Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute

Miller Law Associates APC

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Internal Revenue Service

International Chamber of Commer= ce

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Ohio Attorney General's Office=

Ohio Supreme Court

State Bar of Texas

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

U.S. Court of Appea= ls for the Eleventh Circuit

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

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

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Homeland S= ecurity

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Senate

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