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The U.S. Court of International Trade has refused to pause the collection= of national security tariffs on a Texas company's imports as the company p= etitions the U.S. Supreme Court to review the duties, saying it's skeptical= of arguments that mid-litigation tariff assessment would be irreversible.

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Trade Court Won't Pause Steel Duties For = High Court Appeal

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By Alyssa Aquino

The U.S. Court of International Tr= ade has refused to pause the collection of national security tariffs on a T= exas company's imports as the company petitions the U.S. Supreme Court to r= eview the duties, saying it's skeptical of arguments that mid-litigation ta= riff assessment would be irreversible.

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GOP Says Zoning Regs To Blame For Unaffor= dable Housing

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By Nadia Dreid

The solution to the affordable hou= sing crisis is to get rid of zoning regulations and cut federal housing red= tape, Republicans said Tuesday afternoon at a Senate subcommittee hearing = aimed at examining competition and consumer rights in the housing market.

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Insurer, Subcontractor Drop Appeal Over $= 2.5M Breach Award

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By Jennifer Mandato

The Ninth Circuit has granted a jo= int motion by a subcontractor and its insurer to drop the insurer's appeal = of a lower court's decision finding that it must pay $2.5 million for faili= ng to properly defend the subcontractor in an underlying construction-defec= t lawsuit.

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Transco Defends FERC's Approval Of Pipeli= ne Expansion

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By Madeline Lyskawa

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co.= LLC fired back Tuesday at conservation groups' challenge to the Federal En= ergy Regulatory Commission's approval of its gas pipeline expansion project= , telling the D.C. Circuit that the agency properly evaluated and balanced = the project's potential climate change impacts and market need.

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$135M Verdict Slashed To $5M In Ga. Solar= Farm Fight

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By Khadrice Rollins

A Georgia federal judge has refuse= d to grant a new trial in a dispute over damage to a couple's property due = to alleged negligence by the companies responsible for a neighboring solar = farm, but cut the damages award from $135 million to $5 million.

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Real Estate Rumors: Prudential, Jennifer = Lopez, Roger

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By WaTeasa Freeman

Prudential Financial is said to ha= ve sold one of its senior housing communities for $41.7 million, Jennifer L= opez has reportedly sold a Bel Air estate for nearly $34 million, and Roger= Development will soon break ground on a South Florida project after report= edly receiving $25 million in financing.

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Michael Cohen Testifies Trump Ordered Bog= us Net Worth Hike

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By Stewart Bishop

Donald Trump's former personal law= yer Michael Cohen testified at the former president's civil fraud trial in = New York on Tuesday that he worked to "reverse engineer" Trump's financial = statements at the behest of his former employer in order to falsely inflate= his net worth.

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Goldberg Segalla Adds Trial Attorney In N= C

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By Brent Godwin

A lawyer with more than three deca= des of experience in trial and appellate law has joined Goldberg Segalla's = construction practice group in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, the firm ann= ounced this week.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Rebuilding The Construction Industry With= AI

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Artificial intelligence in the con= struction industry will usher in a new era of innovation and efficiency, le= ading to cheaper, safer and more environmentally conscious building practic= es, but it will also bring concerns related to data security, workforce tra= ining and job displacement, say Josephine Bahn and Jeffery Mullen at Cozen = O'Connor.=20

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Playing In A Rock Cover Band Makes Me A B= etter Lawyer

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Performing in a classic rock cover= band has driven me to hone several skills — including focus, organiz= ation and networking — that have benefited my professional developmen= t, demonstrating that taking time to follow your muse outside of work can b= e a boon to your career, says Michael Gambro at Cadwalader.

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Squire Patton Names US Hiring Chair Amid = Leadership Shuffle

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By Xiumei Dong

Squire Patton Boggs LLP announced = Tuesday that it had made a series of leadership updates, including appointi= ng a veteran partner from its environmental law practice as the firm's firs= t U.S. national hiring chair.

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Proskauer, Ex-COO 'Optimistic' Trade Secr= ets Settlement Near

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By Hailey Konnath

Proskauer Rose LLP and its former = chief operating officer have made "significant progress" negotiating a pote= ntial settlement resolving the firm's suit accusing the executive of steali= ng trade secrets, and they're optimistic a deal will be reached within abou= t a month, according to a letter filed Tuesday.

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Ex-Trump Atty Jenna Ellis Pleads Guilty I= n Ga. Election Case

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By Kelcey Caulder

Jenna Ellis, a lawyer affiliated w= ith former President Donald Trump's 2020 election campaign, pled guilty Tue= sday in the Georgia election interference case, becoming the fourth defenda= nt to take a deal instead of going to trial.

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Giuliani Tries To Nix Law Firm's Suit Ove= r $1.36M Unpaid Bill

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By Jack Karp

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP'= s lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani over $1.36 million in allegedly unpaid lega= l bills should be dismissed as duplicative and because the firm doesn't hav= e standing to sue, the besieged attorney has told a New York court.

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Trump Files Flurry Of Bids To Nix Electio= n Interference Case

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By Bonnie Eslinger

Former President Donald Trump file= d three separate motions in D.C. federal court Monday seeking to dismiss th= e federal government's election interference claims, arguing the criminal c= ase is selective, vindictive, unconstitutional and doesn't even state a cas= e.

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Eastman, Judge Spar Over Relevance Of Unp= assed Resolution

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By Craig Clough

John Eastman challenged the judge = overseeing his California disbarment trial on Tuesday after she questioned = the relevance of an unadopted resolution about the 2020 presidential electi= on introduced to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives by allies of for= mer U.S. President Donald Trump, with Eastman saying it is "hugely relevant= ."

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Ohio Judge Who Oversaw Employee Cases Tak= ing Sr. Status

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By Courtney Buble

Chief U.S. District Judge Algenon = L. Marbley of the Southern District of Ohio will be taking senior status at= a date yet to be determined, according to an update from the Administrativ= e Office of the Courts on Tuesday.

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Golfer Patrick Reed Wants Fla. Judge Off = Defamation Cases

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By Rose Krebs

Masters winner and current LIV gol= fer Patrick Reed wants a Florida federal judge to step down from presiding = over two defamation lawsuits tossed last month as he moves for the dis= missals to be reconsidered.

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Atty Offered Cash For 'Edge' In Pot Shop = Bid, Jury Hears

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By Brian Dowling

Boston federal prosecutors rolled = tape Tuesday on secret in-person and telephone recordings at the center of = their case against a Massachusetts attorney charged with seeking to bribe a= local police chief to give his cannabis client an edge over the competitio= n for scarce local approvals for retail cannabis shops.

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8th Circ. Backs Decision Allowing Expert = In Harassment Row

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By Adam Lidgett

The Eighth Circuit backed a lower = court's decision denying a law firm's bid to disqualify an expert in a suit= claiming it is being harassed because of its representation of a patent ow= ner in infringement litigation, saying Tuesday there was indeed no risk of = a conflict of interest against the firm.

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Cato Institute

Conde Nast Publications Inc.

Delaware Riverkeeper Network

Hachette Book Group Inc.

Harvard University

Infrastructure & Ener= gy Alternatives Inc.

Inland Real Estate Gro= up of Companies Inc.

McAfee Inc.

McKinsey & Co. Inc.

New Jersey League of Co= nservation Voters

New York Post

Ohio State University

PGA TOUR Inc.

Prudential Financial Inc.

RealPage Inc.

Reeds Inc.

Sierra Club

State Bar of California

The Golf Channel LLC

Trump Organization Inc.


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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Georgia General Assembly

New Jersey Board of Public U= tilities

New York Attorney General'= s Office

North Carolina Department of= Justice

U.S. Atto= rney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

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

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

U.S. Department of He= alth and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Middle District of Florida

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Middle District of Georgia

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

U.S. Government Accountabili= ty Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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