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The U.S. Department of Commerce has released its final calculations for p= rospective duties on tin mill products from eight countries, with one Chine= se producer's rate nearing 650% in a probe that has divided lawmakers and s= purred opposition from industry.

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Commerce Readies Controversial Triple-Dig= it Tin Mill Duties

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By Jennifer Doherty

The U.S. Department of Commerce ha= s released its final calculations for prospective duties on tin mill produc= ts from eight countries, with one Chinese producer's rate nearing 650% in a= probe that has divided lawmakers and spurred opposition from industry.

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Mich. Rep's Wage Vote Was 'All About The = Money,' Jury Told

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By Carolyn Muyskens

Federal prosecutors tried for the = second time Monday to convince jurors to convict former state legislator La= rry Inman on corruption charges, telling the jury that he tried to shake do= wn a local union for campaign contributions in exchange for his vote on a k= ey labor issue.

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Justices Pass On Fight Over NJ Pier Proje= ct Loan

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By George Woolston

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday d= eclined to review the Ninth Circuit's revival of a building company's Nevad= a federal lawsuit accusing an architect and his wife of hiding assets to do= dge a judgment, leaving intact a decision to lift a stay on the complaint b= ecause, the appellate court had reasoned, there's doubt that parallel litig= ation in New Jersey state court could resolve the Nevada matter.

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Justices Snub Alaska's Effort To Revive P= ebble Mine Project

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By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday d= eclined to take up Alaska's challenge to the Environmental Protection Agenc= y's action blocking the construction of a mine in a wilderness area that's = home to important fisheries.

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Miami-Dade, Enviro Orgs Agree On Water Pa= rk Ruling Tweaks

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By Tom Lotshaw

Conservation groups and Miami-Dade= County agreed to forgo a Monday hearing on proposed changes to a Florida f= ederal judge's ruling that the National Park Service failed to consider imp= acts to protected species before it agreed to remove land-use restrictions = from a property where the county proposed to house a water park development= .

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Tribes Withdraw Appeal Seeking To Halt Ne= v. Lithium Mine

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By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

Three Native American tribes have = dropped their Ninth Circuit fight to revive a lawsuit seeking to block an o= pen-pit lithium mine in northern Nevada, but tensions remain high as projec= t opponents have clashed at the site and in state court.

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Ex-LA Deputy Mayor Can't Ditch Charges Af= ter Mistrial

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By Quinn Wilson

A California federal judge has den= ied a former Los Angeles deputy mayor's bid to dismiss bribery, wire fraud = and racketeering conspiracy charges, saying that the allegations mostly con= cern his time in public office, making his private citizen defense inapposi= te.

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Justices Reject Saipan Casino Arbitration= Case

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By Caroline Simson

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday o= pted not to consider whether an arbitration clause that tasks arbitrators w= ith determining their own jurisdiction can be negated by a carveout, leavin= g in place a Ninth Circuit decision denying arbitration in a regulatory dis= pute over a Saipan casino.

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Justices Again Deny Review Of Steel Nat'l= Security Duties

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By Jennifer Doherty

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday t= ossed the sixth petition challenging national security tariffs on steel and= aluminum, maintaining its unbroken streak of letting Federal Circuit decis= ions affirming the program stand.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Growing Green Tech Demand Spells Trouble = For Groundwater

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Increasing demand for green techno= logy is depleting the groundwater reserves used to extract and process the = necessary minerals, making a fundamental shift toward more sustainable wate= r use practices necessary at both the state and federal levels, says Sarah = Mangelsdorf at Goldberg Segalla.

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Series

ESG Around The World: South Africa =09 =09

While South Africa has yet to mand= ate the reporting of nonfinancial and environmental, social, and corporate = governance issues, policy documents and recent legislative developments are= likely to have a material impact in the country's transition to a low-carb= on economy and in meeting its international obligations, say Glynn Kent at = Eversheds Sutherland.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Davis Polk Couldn't Rely On Fired Associa= te, NY Jury Hears

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By Pete Brush

A Black former Davis Polk & Wa= rdwell LLP associate asked a Manhattan federal jury Monday to hold the firm= liable for allegedly firing him in retaliation for his workplace complaint= s, but the firm countered that he was let go because of poor job performanc= e.

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Shearman Co-Leader Among 6-Atty M&A P= ickup For Linklaters

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By Tracey Read

Linklaters LLP has hired a six-mem= ber mergers and acquisitions team from Shearman & Sterling, including t= hat firm's global co-managing partner, to focus on U.S. growth strategy, th= e firm announced Monday.

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Dickinson Wright Adds 10 Ex-Minden Gross = Attys In Toronto

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By James Boyle

Ten attorneys specializing in real= estate, leasing and business law moved their practices Monday from Minden = Gross LLP a block away to Dickinson Wright LLP's Toronto office.

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Baker Botts Bond Took Antitrust Pros To W= ilson Sonsini

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By Craig Clough

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosa= ti PC's two newest partners told Law360 on Monday that despite knowing= each other's reputations in the world of antitrust, former Federal Trade C= ommission acting Director Maureen Ohlhausen and former U.S. Department of J= ustice antitrust official Taylor Owings hadn't met until they were col= leagues at Baker Botts LLP in 2021.

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Justice Kagan Cites Ethics Code For 1st T= ime In Recusal

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By Jack Karp

Justice Elena Kagan became the fir= st U.S. Supreme Court justice to cite the court's new code of conduct when = choosing not to participate in cases, the court announced Monday.

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Analysis

Supreme Court Is Suddenly Embroiled In A = Term For The Ages

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By Jeff Overley and Katie Buehler

When 2024 began, the U.S. Supreme = Court's docket — spanning abortion, guns, social media, the modern re= gulatory system and more — already seemed certain to shake up the nat= ion's cultural and economic landscapes. But now there's also a showdown inv= olving Donald Trump and America's constitutional bedrock, auguring a truly = tectonic term.

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SDNY Judge Lorna Schofield To Take Senior= Status

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofiel= d of the Southern District of New York, who was the first Filipino American= to become a lifetime federal judge, will take senior status at the end of = the year.

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DOJ Wants Federal Rule Barring 'Judge Sho= pping'

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By Emlyn Cameron

The Department of Justice has urge= d the federal judiciary to combat the practice of so-called "judge shopping= " by adopting new rules, nodding to proposals to randomly assign civil case= s brought in district divisions where only one or two judges preside.

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DOJ Warns About Fraudsters Targeting Camp= Lejeune Victims

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By Emily Field

The U.S. Department of Justice and= the Department of the Navy on Monday warned plaintiffs in consolidated lit= igation over water contamination at Camp Lejeune to be wary of phone or ema= il solicitations, saying that "unscrupulous" people are trying to acce= ss their personal information.

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Trump Should Reveal Atty Advice In Docs C= ase, Feds Say

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By David Minsky

The Special Counsel's Office urged= a Florida federal court to force former President Donald Trump to reveal a= dvice he received from his attorneys about retaining classified records if = he plans to cite that as a defense in his upcoming criminal trial, in which= he's accused of illegally keeping said documents after leaving office in 2= 021.

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Court Software Co. Wants Class Cert. Den= ied In NC Case

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By Matt Perez

A Texas-based public sector softwa= re maker asked a North Carolina federal court Friday to deny certification = for a proposed class of people alleging the use of the company's technology= in North Carolina county courts led to unlawful arrests and detentions. Pr= oving negligence in the case would necessitate a slew of individual trials = that would inherently betray any arguments of commonality between potential= class members, the company told the court.

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DC Grand Juror Gets 8 Months For Filming= Proceedings

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By Ali Sullivan

A Washington, D.C., man on Monday = was sentenced to eight months in prison after he copped to taping criminal = grand jury proceedings in local court while serving as a grand juror himsel= f and sharing them in group chats and on Instagram.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

Auto/Mate Inc.

Boston University

Brennan Center for Justice

CDK Global Inc.

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

Chevron Corp.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Colorado River Water = Conservation District

Consumer Brands Association

Defenders of Wildlife

Gallup Inc.

George Washington University

Imperial Pacific Int= ernational Holdings Ltd.

Northern Mariana Island= s Retirement Fund

Planned Parenthood Federation

Pom Wonderful LLC

PrimeSource Building Products = Inc.

Purdue Pharma LP

Quill Corp.

Seattle University

The New York Times Co.

Tyler Technologies Inc.


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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Agency for Toxic Substanc= es and Disease

Alaska Department of Law

Bureau of Land Management

Bureau of Reclamation

Burns Paiute Tribe

Colorado Supreme Court

Consumer Financial Protectio= n Bureau

Equal Employment Opportun= ity Commission

European Union

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission

International Trade Administra= tion

International Trade Commission

National Aeronautic= s and Space Administration

National Archives an= d Records Administration

National Park Service

North Carolina Department of= Justice

Northern Maria= na Islands Attorney General's Office

Summit Lake Paiute Tribe

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Central District of California

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan

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

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Central District of California

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

U.S= . District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

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. Dist= rict Court for the Western District of Michigan

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United Nations

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