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The federal government and Florida are urging a D.C. federal judge to rej= ect a request by conservation groups for a preliminary injunction that woul= d block the Sunshine State from issuing Clean Water Act permits to two larg= e mixed-use development projects, calling it an unwarranted bid to upend on= going permit applications and review processes.

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TOP NEWS

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US, Fla. Ask Court To Not Block Permit De= cisions

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By Tom Lotshaw

The federal government and Florida= are urging a D.C. federal judge to reject a request by conservation groups= for a preliminary injunction that would block the Sunshine State from issu= ing Clean Water Act permits to two large mixed-use development projects, ca= lling it an unwarranted bid to upend ongoing permit applications and review= processes.

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Coverage Case Over Defective Miami Highwa= y Heads To Trial

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By Elizabeth Daley

A joint venture tasked with a Miam= i bridge and highway project will have its day in court against an insurer = that refused to cover more than $3.6 million in construction defects, a Flo= rida federal court found.

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Feds Say Ex-Union Leader's Jabs At Counse= l Waive Privilege

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By P.J. D'Annunzio

Prosecutors asked a Pennsylvania f= ederal judge on Monday to declare that convicted embezzler and ex-Philadelp= hia union leader John Dougherty waived his attorney-client privilege by "at= tacking" his former Ballard Spahr LLP counsel's representation.

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Verbal Deal Not Enough To Warrant Atty Fe= e, NC Panel Finds

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By Travis Bland

A North Carolina law firm is out a= lmost $14,000 after the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a father'= s alleged verbal agreement to pay his son's legal bills needed to be in wri= ting.

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Trump Gag Order Not Constitutional Issue,= NY Top Court Says

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By Frank G. Runyeon

New York's top appellate court on = Tuesday rejected Donald Trump's initial challenge to gag orders issued duri= ng the state attorney general's civil fraud case that limited his ability t= o comment on court staff, ruling that the former president failed to raise = a "substantial constitutional question."

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Federal Courts And AI Standing Orders: Sa= fety Or Overkill?

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Several district court judges have= issued standing orders regulating the use of artificial intelligence in th= eir courts, but courts should consider following ordinary notice and commen= t procedures before implementing sweeping mandates that could be unnecessar= ily burdensome and counterproductive, say attorneys at Curtis.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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2 Ex-Davis Polk Partners Deny Ex-Atty's R= etaliation Claims

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By Pete Brush

A Black former Davis Polk & Wa= rdwell LLP attorney claiming retaliation against his former firm called two= former partners to testify Tuesday, but both told a jury that poor perform= ance, not racial animus, led to his firing.

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BCLP Wants Mondelez Data Breach Suit Toss= ed

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By Matt Perez

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP ur= ged an Illinois federal judge on Monday to nix a putative class action accu= sing the firm of failing to safeguard the personal information of employees= at its client Mondelez International Inc. following a data breach at the l= aw firm.

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McDermott Lands Healthcare Team From Wils= on Sonsini

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By Rose Krebs

Global firm McDermott Will & E= mery announced Tuesday that it had added a five-attorney team from Wilson S= onsini Goodrich & Rosati to its healthcare practice group.

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Colo. Justices Say Firm's Departing Atty = Fee Is Unenforceable

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By Thy Vo

The Colorado Supreme Court has fou= nd a family law firm's contract requiring a departing attorney to pay a fee= for every client he took with him is unenforceable, ruling Tuesday in a un= animous decision that such a provision would improperly limit the attorney'= s practice and incentivize attorneys to drop clients with less lucrative cl= aims.

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Trump Atty Tacopina Exits Ahead Of Hush-M= oney Trial

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By Frank G. Runyeon

New York defense attorney Joseph T= acopina said he is no longer representing Donald Trump, including in the fo= rmer president's upcoming criminal hush-money trial and a federal sexual as= sault lawsuit.

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Protesters Didn't Taint Jury, DC Judge Te= lls Navarro

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By Craig Clough

A D.C. federal judge refused to gr= ant a retrial for former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro for a cont= empt of Congress verdict against him, saying Tuesday that his concerns abou= t protesters swaying the jury should have been raised before the verdict in= stead of gambling on a favorable outcome.

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Simpson Thacher Atty Tapped For Md. Speci= al Counsel Role

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By Phillip Bantz

A Simpson Thacher & Bartlett L= LP white collar partner has exited the firm to take on a newly created posi= tion as special counsel to the U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland.

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Blank Rome Keeps Arbitral Win In Ex-Dicks= tein Partners' Suit

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By Jack Karp

A California appellate panel agree= d Tuesday that an arbitrator was within his authority to find that Blank Ro= me LLP doesn't owe former Dickstein Shapiro LLP partners $4 million in a di= spute over the characterization of the firms' tie-up.

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Robins Kaplan Wants To Undo Sanction Over= Dropbox Access

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By Rose Krebs

Litigation funding firm KrunchCash= and its counsel Robins Kaplan LLP want a New York state appellate court to= undo a $156,000 sanction levied over the law firm's access to an opposing = litigation party's Dropbox account, arguing the monetary sanction was unwar= ranted.

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Murdaugh Jurors Will Testify Publicly In = Tampering Hearing

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By Cara Salvatore

Jurors who convicted South Ca= rolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh of murder will testify in open court durin= g an upcoming multiday hearing concerning allegations that a clerk tam= pered with them, a judge ruled Tuesday.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

Boston University

Brandeis University

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

International Br= otherhood of Electrical Workers

Lexington Insurance Co.

LinkedIn Corp.

Mondelez International Inc.

New York State Bar Association

Sierra Club

State Bar of California

State Bar of Michigan

The Florida Bar

The Walsh Group

Trump Organization Inc.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Curtis Mallet-Prevost

Johnson Family Law PC

Zimmerman Law Offices PC

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Colorado Supreme Court

Equal Employment Opportun= ity Commission

Fish and Wildlife Service

Florida Department= of Environmental Protection

Food and Drug Administration

Manhattan District Attorney&= #39;s Office

New York Attorney General'= s Office

South Carolina Attorney = General's Office

U.S Court of International Trade=

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

U.= S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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

U.S. Department of Justice

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

U.S= . District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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

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. Environmental Protection= Agency

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