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Texas landowners told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Lone Star State sho= uld make them whole after a highway project spurred recurrent flooding on t= heir land, urging the justices to rule that the U.S. Constitution allows in= dividuals to sue states over property seizures even though Congress has not= provided a cause of action.

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Justices Urged To Allow Highway Flooding = Case To Proceed

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By Ali Sullivan

Texas landowners told the U.S. Sup= reme Court that the Lone Star State should make them whole after a highway = project spurred recurrent flooding on their land, urging the justices to ru= le that the U.S. Constitution allows individuals to sue states over propert= y seizures even though Congress has not provided a cause of action.

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States, Industry Renew WOTUS Suits After = Rule Update

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By Ali Sullivan

A litany of states and industry gr= oups have renewed efforts to topple the Biden administration's recently rev= ised rule defining the scope of Clean Water Act jurisdiction, alleging that= the changed definition of "waters of the United States" neglects to addres= s a range of other flaws.

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DOL Board Kills Bid For H-2B Telecom Cons= truction Workers

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By Rae Ann Varona

A U.S. Department of Labor appella= te board backed the denial of a telecommunications company's bid to tempora= rily hire 50 foreign workers for fiber internet installation jobs Monday, a= ffirming the company didn't establish that it really needed the workers.

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FERC, Landowners Duel Over Pipeline Suit'= s Future

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By Keith Goldberg

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory= Commission said Monday that a federal spending law enacted in June moots a= constitutional challenge to the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline, bu= t landowners told the D.C. Circuit that an act of Congress can't negate an = unconstitutional seizure of their property.

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Tribe, Contractor Tell 9th Circ. They've = Settled 15-Year Dispute

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By Crystal Owens

A California tribe and a casino co= nstruction contractor are asking the Ninth Circuit to dismiss an appeal see= king sanctions and a reversal of a lower court's ruling, ending a 15-year d= ispute over alleged unpaid wages.

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5th Circ. Nixes Air Permit For Texas LNG = Terminal

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By Tom Lotshaw

A Fifth Circuit panel on Tuesday s= crapped a Texas emissions permit for a proposed liquefied natural gas expor= t terminal on the Gulf Coast, holding that state regulators failed to expla= in a change in policy that allowed less stringent pollution controls compar= ed to another, recently permitted project.

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LAW360 WEBINAR

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Meet The Panelists: Perils And Opportunit= ies Of CRE Distress

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By Georgia Kromrei

Meet the leading real estate attor= neys who will be panelists at a livestreamed webinar moderated by Law360 Re= al Estate Authority, discussing trends in mezzanine debt, the changing fina= ncing landscape and opportunities that may accompany distress in the commer= cial real estate market.

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PEOPLE

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Segal McCambridge Opens Boston Office Wit= h Clyde & Co. Atty

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By Emma Cueto

Segal McCambridge Singer & Mah= oney Ltd. has launched a Boston office with a trial attorney from Clyde &am= p; Co. LLP.

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General Counsel Need Data Literacy To Kee= p Up With AI

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With the rise of accessible and po= werful generative artificial intelligence solutions, it is imperative for g= eneral counsel to understand the use and application of data for myriad imp= ortant activities, from evaluating the e-discovery process to monitoring co= mpliance analytics and more, says Colin Levy at Malbek.=20

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ESG Around The World: South Korea

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Numerous ESG trends have materiali= zed in South Korea in the past three years, with impacts ranging from green= washing prevention and carbon neutrality measures to workplace harassment a= nd board diversity initiatives, say Chang Wook Min and Hyun Chan Jung at Ji= pyong.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Muslim Bar Groups Say Law Firms Have Stok= ed Islamophobia

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By Madison Arnold

The National Association of Muslim= Lawyers, the American Muslim Bar Association and regional Muslim bar group= s have blasted law firms for being "one-sided" in regard to the war in Isra= el and Gaza, accusing firms of adding to the environment of Islamophobia an= d anti-Arab sentiment and saying some legal professionals are "afraid to re= veal their heritage."

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3 Stroock Partners Land At Squire Patton = Boggs' DC Office

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By Jack Rodgers

A trio of former partners and prac= tice leaders from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, which announced la= st month it would dissolve, have moved to Squire Patton Boggs LLP, the firm= announced Tuesday.

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Sidley Taps 3 Ex-Paul Weiss Partners For = M&A Practice In NY

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By Craig Clough

Sidley Austin LLP announced recent= ly that it boosted its New York office with the addition of three partners = with expertise in mergers and acquisitions and private equity.

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Buchanan Ingersoll Combines With Pennsylv= ania IP Boutique

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By James Boyle

An increased need for integrated i= ntellectual property services has led Philadelphia-based boutique firm Ratn= erPrestia to join with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC's wider platform = in 2024.

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Asian Pacific American Bar Inducts Philli= ps Lytle Atty As Prez

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By Jack Rodgers

Phillips Lytle LLP has announced t= hat a longtime partner who focuses her practice on data security, privacy, = e-discovery and related issues has been inducted as the next president of t= he National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.

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ABA Shines Spotlight On 3 Champions Of LG= BT Causes

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By Chart Riggall

The American Bar Association is ho= noring three longtime advocates for LGBT rights in the legal community in F= ebruary with its annual Stonewall Award.

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Calif. Bar Sells San Francisco Headquarte= rs For $54M

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By Brandon Lowrey

The State Bar of California has so= ld its San Francisco headquarters for $54 million, giving the cash-strapped= agency some breathing room, the agency said Tuesday.

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Gibson Dunn Is The Latest Firm To Tout Sa= udi Arabia Launch

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By Andrea Keckley

After a year's worth of expansion = in the Persian Gulf region, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced Tuesda= y that it's becoming the latest of a growing number of firms to launch in S= audi Arabia.

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Fla. Bar Committee Proposes Generative AI= Ethics Guidelines

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By Sarah Martinson

A Florida Bar ethics committee ear= lier this week issued proposed guidelines for how attorneys can ethically u= se generative artificial intelligence — systems that produce written = and visual content — in their legal work.

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5th Circ. Nixes La. Bar Assoc.'s Pride, S= tudent Loan Posts

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By Chart Riggall

The Louisiana State Bar Associatio= n's speech on public-facing platforms that promotes attorney wellness, stud= ent debt relief, LGBT pride and other topics is not germane to the practice= of law, a Fifth Circuit panel held.

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Former McElroy Deutsch CFO Faces Crimina= l Probes In NJ

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By Emily Sawicki

The former chief financial officer= of McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP is facing criminal investi= gations by state and federal prosecutors amid a New Jersey civil suit accus= ing him and his wife, another past executive at the firm, of stealing more = than $3 million from the firm, his lawyers have reported.

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Democrats Applaud High Court Ethics Code= , But Want More

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

Many key Democrats have applauded = the U.S. Supreme Court's first-ever code of conduct, unveiled Monday, sayin= g that it's a good start, but that legislation might be needed so it can be= enforced. Meanwhile, Republicans said they were satisfied and glad the hig= h court came up with a code on its own.

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House Dems Seek Judicial Noms With Antit= rust Background

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

A group of House Democrats, includ= ing the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, are urging the White= House Counsel's Office to incorporate antitrust and competition questions = in its vetting process for judicial nominees as the White House implements = its aggressive competition agenda.

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Texas Judge Defers Ch. 11 Rulings Pendin= g Recusal Hearing

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By Rick Archer

The Texas bankruptcy judge oversee= ing the Chapter 11 case of a hand sanitizer company said Tuesday that he wo= uld defer decisions about claims against the company pending the outcome of= a recusal request due to his working relationship with former U.S. Bankrup= tcy Judge David R. Jones.

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Hagens Berman Head Defends Pro Hac Vice = Bid In PayPal Suit

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By Jake Maher

Prominent plaintiffs attorney Stev= en Berman of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP denied abusing the pro hac vic= e system in the Northern District of California this week as he defended hi= s bid to appear in a proposed class action against PayPal.

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Trump's 'Long History' Of Threats Necess= itates Gag, Feds Say

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By Lauren Berg

Federal prosecutors urged the D.C.= Circuit on Tuesday to uphold a gag order preventing Donald Trump from hara= ssing or intimidating witnesses as part of his criminal conspiracy and obst= ruction case over the 2020 election, saying the former president's "long hi= story" of verbally attacking adversaries threatens the integrity of the tri= al.

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Trump's Valuation Defense Takes Shape In= Civil Fraud Trial

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By Stewart Bishop

Counsel for Donald Trump on Tuesda= y leaned into a defense about how he valued his assets, in the trial over N= ew York Attorney General Letitia James' claims that the former president an= d others defrauded banks and insurers by lying about his net worth, as an a= ccounting expert testified there are several legitimate valuation methods t= hat can produce "wildly" different results.

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Ga. Trump Trial Likely To Wrap After 202= 4 Election, Willis Says

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By Craig Clough

Fulton County District Attorney Fa= ni T. Willis said Tuesday that former President Donald Trump's upcoming tri= al for allegedly interfering with the 2020 election in Georgia will likely = not conclude until early 2025 — after the upcoming presidential elect= ion, in which Trump is the Republican front-runner.

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NYU Accused Of Fostering 'Hostile Antise= mitic' Campus

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By Lauren Berg

Three Jewish students accused New = York University in a Manhattan federal lawsuit Tuesday of fostering a "host= ile antisemitic educational environment" by refusing to enforce its anti-di= scrimination policies, forcing the students to "run a campus gauntlet" of v= erbal and physical threats since the Hamas-led killings in Israel on Oct. 7= .

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Ex-Palm GC Says Steakhouse Chain Fired H= er Over Race

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By Aaron West

Palm Management's former general c= ounsel has said in a federal lawsuit that the famous steakhouse chain discr= iminated against her because she is Black and ultimately pushed her out of = her position at the company after she was diagnosed with lung cancer.

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Prosecutors Stay Mum On Rumored Leonard = Leo Investigation

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By Katie Buehler

District of Columbia Attorney Gene= ral Brian Schwalb will not share information with top House Republicans abo= ut his office's reported investigation into longtime Federalist Society exe= cutive Leonard Leo and his network of nonprofits, saying doing so could com= promise an investigation that the office refuses to confirm or deny exists.

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Judge Won't Halt Discovery In Texas AG W= histleblower Case

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By Catherine Marfin

Four of Texas Attorney General Ken= Paxton's former senior staffers are free to conduct discovery in their Aus= tin whistleblower lawsuit after a state court judge on Tuesday denied a req= uest to enjoin the ex-aides from moving forward with their 2020 case.

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NC Courthouse Statue Extols White Suprem= acy, Panel Told

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By Hayley Fowler

A state law barring the removal of= historic monuments doesn't protect a North Carolina county from claims tha= t its continued upkeep of a Confederate statue outside the local courthouse= is unconstitutional, a three-judge appellate panel heard Tuesday.

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̴= 3;Judges Sue Michigan County Over Courthouse Closure Plan

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By Danielle Ferguson

Genesee County, Michigan, judges a= sked an appellate court Monday to stop county leaders from closing all but = one of the courthouses in the district, saying the plan to consolidate oper= ations in Flint usurps the court's authority to decide where it sits.

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NC Law Firm Wants Insurance Coverage For= Phishing Hack

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By Rachel Rippetoe

A North Carolina real estate firm = is suing its insurance carrier, saying in a complaint moved Monday to North= Carolina federal court that its policy should pay for its legal defense af= ter a hacker broke into its system and sent a phishing email that resu= lted in closing counsel wiring a six-figure sum to the hacker's bank accoun= t.

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American Bar Association

American Bar Foundation

American Economic Liberties = Project

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American Petroleum Institute In= c.

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Axon Enterprise Inc.

Cornell University

Dell Technologies Inc.

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Federalist Society

Fordham University

Institute for Justice

Johns Hopkins University

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

Landry's Restaurants Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Lone Star Legal Aid

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Mazars LLP

Nat= ional Association for the Advancement of Colored People

New York University

Oregon State Bar

Paypal Holdings Inc.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

SK Holdings Company

Savings Bank of Mendocino Count= y

Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.

Starbucks Corp.

State Bar of California

State Bar of Michigan

The Florida Bar

The National Shipping C= o. of Saudi Arabia

The New York Times Co.

Trump Organization Inc.

Venmo LLC

Washington Post Co.

Witkoff Group


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Center for Constitutional Litig= ation

Crowell Law Office - Trib= al Advocacy Group

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Committee on= Foreign Investment in the United States

Coyote Valley Ba= nd of Pomo Indians of California

European Union

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Federal Trade Commission

Genesee County, Michigan

Internal Revenue Service

Korea Fair Trade Commission

New Jersey Attorney General&= #39;s Office

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Queens District Attorney's = Office

Texas Attorney General's Offi= ce

Texas Commission on Env= ironmental Quality

Texas Legislature

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorne= y's Office for the District of New Jersey

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

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

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of State

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

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

Uni= ted States District Court for the District of North Dakota

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