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The U.S. Department of Justice has asked the Fourth Circuit to reconsider= a panel's ruling that overturned a former Contech executive's bid-rigging = conviction, saying the panel was wrong to focus on a supplier relationship = between Contech and a competing contractor.

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TOP NEWS

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DOJ Asks 4th Circ. For Another Shot After= Bid-Rigging Flip

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By Matthew Perlman

The U.S. Department of Justice has= asked the Fourth Circuit to reconsider a panel's ruling that overturned a = former Contech executive's bid-rigging conviction, saying the panel was wro= ng to focus on a supplier relationship between Contech and a competing cont= ractor.

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4th Circ. Revives Death Suit As Unbarred = By Lumber MDL Deal

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By Mike Curley

The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday re= instated a wrongful death suit against Lumber Liquidators alleging that for= maldehyde from its products caused a man's death from cancer, saying an ear= lier settlement in multidistrict litigation did not cover personal injury a= nd death claims.

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Construction Co. To Pay $2.3M Over Solar = Farm CWA Claims

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By Gina Kim

Swinerton Builders will pay $2.3 m= illion to settle claims it breached the Clean Water Act and the environment= al protection laws of Illinois and Alabama when it illegally expelled storm= water into waterways while constructing renewable energy project sites thro= ughout the U.S. over five years, the U.S. Department of Justice announced W= ednesday.

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Fla. Contractors May Get Another Chance I= n Malpractice Suit

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By Elizabeth Daley

A Florida storm-damage contractor = should get "one last chance to file a proper complaint" in a $1 million dis= pute over a soured relationship between the business and its lawyers, a Flo= rida federal judge recommended Tuesday.

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Court Orders CBP To Rethink Aluminum Duty= Evasion Finding

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By Alyssa Aquino

U.S. Customs and Border Protection= must rework a ruling that subjected a Vietnamese door-threshold importer t= o tariffs on Chinese aluminum, the U.S. Court of International Trade has or= dered, after finding no evidence supporting the agency's conclusion.

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PEOPLE

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Freeman Mathis Rings In 2024 With 2 New O= ffices

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By Rachel Riley

Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP is o= pening its first Pacific Northwest office and adding a new location on the = Eastern Seaboard, bringing its national presence to three dozen offices in = 21 states, the litigation firm recently announced.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Baking Bread Makes Me A Better Lawyer=

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After many years practicing law, a= nd a few years baking bread, I have learned that there are a few keys to su= ccess in both endeavors, including the assembly of a nourishing and resilie= nt culture, and the ability to learn from failure and exercise patience, sa= ys Rick Robinson at Reed Smith.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Cipollone Among Ex-Trump Admin Attys Join= ing Bill Barr's Firm

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By Alison Knezevich

Former White House Counsel Pat Cip= ollone and other top Trump administration attorneys have joined the firm fo= unded last year by former Attorney General Bill Barr and former Facebook ge= neral counsel Ted Ullyot.

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Latham Nabs Ex-Biden Admin Senior White H= ouse Counsel

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By Lauren Berg

Latham & Watkins has hired a f= ormer senior associate counsel to President Joe Biden with a decade of expe= rience at the U.S. Department of Justice to join its white collar defense a= nd investigations practice at its Washington, D.C., office, the firm announ= ced Wednesday.

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Steptoe, Smyser Kaplan Combine 2 'Rocket = Ships' In Houston

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By Tracey Read

Washington, D.C.-based Steptoe LLP= has opened an office in Houston with 24 lawyers and 21 other staff members= from trial boutique Smyser Kaplan & Veselka LLP.

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5 Eversheds Sutherland Attys Join Baker M= cKenzie In Texas

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By Rose Krebs

Global firm Baker McKenzie announc= ed Wednesday that it had added a five-attorney team, all of whom previously= worked at Eversheds Sutherland, to its Houston office.

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Big Law Leans Liberal In Pro Bono Amicus = Briefs, Study Says

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By Hannah Albarazi

BigLaw firms don't usually adverti= se their political and ideological leanings, but a new study examining amic= us briefs filed by the largest U.S. law firms on behalf of likely pro bono = clients before the U.S. Supreme Court may offer new insights into which dir= ection BigLaw firms tilt.

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High Court Majority Shows No Eagerness To= Overturn Chevron

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By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wed= nesday appeared split about whether decades-old precedent that favors feder= al agencies' legal interpretations in rulemaking infringes on judges' right= ful authority to decide questions of law.

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Analysis

'Chaos' Warning Resonates As Justices Mul= l Chevron's Fate

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By Jeff Overley

A conservative-led campaign agains= t the 40-year-old doctrine of judicial deference to federal regulators appe= ared vulnerable at U.S. Supreme Court arguments Wednesday to predictions of= a litigation tsunami, as justices fretted about an onslaught of suits and = politicization of the federal judiciary.

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Thomas Gets Laugh, Agrees Prior Ruling Is= 'Embarrassment'

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By Katie Buehler

The specter of a major 2005 t= elecommunications ruling hung over U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence= Thomas on Wednesday as he and his colleagues considered whether to toss th= e court's decades-old precedent instructing judges to defer to federal agen= cies' interpretations of ambiguous statutes.

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5 Key Takeaways From Supreme Court's Chev= ron Arguments

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By Katie Buehler

U.S. Supreme Court justices questi= oned Wednesday whether overturning a decades-old precedent instructing cour= ts to defer to federal agencies' interpretations of ambiguous statutes woul= d lead judges to legislate from the bench or diminish the value of Supreme = Court precedent — and pondered whether they could "Kisorize" the= doctrine rather than doing away with it altogether.

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Sanctions Loom As Del. Judge Probes Paten= t Suit Origins

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By Jeff Montgomery

A Delaware federal judge said Wedn= esday he would refer one attorney to the state bar's disciplinary counsel a= nd give an Illinois lawyer 30 days to head off a similar referral, the late= st turn of a wide-ranging court probe of third-party patent litigation cont= rol and funding in the state.

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Civil Rights Groups Urge Senate To Prior= itize Judicial Noms

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By Courtney Buble

More than 100 civil and human righ= ts groups are calling on the U.S. Senate to continue prioritizing the confi= rmation of judicial nominees, especially those with a commitment to civil a= nd human rights.

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Trump Seeks 'Collusion' Evidence In Clas= sified Docs Case

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By Jack Karp

Special counsel Jack Smith should = be forced to hand over what Donald Trump insists is "evidence of collusion"= by the Biden administration, the DOJ, intelligence agencies and even a Geo= rgia district attorney's office involved in the prosecution of the former p= resident over allegations that he swiped classified documents, Trump told a= Florida federal judge Tuesday.

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Burst Water Main Shuts Denver Federal Co= urthouse

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By Lauren Berg

The federal courthouse in Denver w= as evacuated Wednesday and will be closed for the rest of the week due to a= water main break, according to a notice on the court's website.

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Seton Hall Law Taps Ex-DOJ Official As N= ew Dean

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By Ryan Harroff

Seton Hall University has named a = former assistant attorney general for legislative affairs with the U.S. Dep= artment of Justice as the new dean for the New Jersey Catholic college's la= w school, according to an announcement from the university's office of the = provost.

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Software Co. Seeks To Escape NC Digital = Court System Suit

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By Andrea Keckley

A Texas-based software-maker whose= technology is accused in a proposed class action of leading to unlawful ar= rests and detentions in North Carolina county courts has urged a federal ju= dge to toss it from the case.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

7-Eleven Inc.

American Arbitration Associatio= n

American Constitution Society

Bank of America Corp.

Bloomberg

Bridgestone Corp.

BuzzFeed Inc.

Cause of Action Institute

Chevron Corp.

Democracy Forward Foundation

Georgetown University

Lantronix, Inc.

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc= .

Nat= ional Association for the Advancement of Colored People

National Cable &am= p; Telecommunications Association

Natural Resources Defense Coun= cil

New Civil Liberties Alliance

Swinerton Inc.

The Leadership C= onference on Civil & Human Rights

Tyler Technologies Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

University of Georgia


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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alabama Attorney General's = Office

Colorado Supreme Court

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commissi= on

Illinois Attorney General'= s Office

Illinois Environmental P= rotection Agency

National Archives an= d Records Administration

National Marine Fisheries Servi= ce

North Carolina Department of= Justice

North Carolina Depart= ment of Transportation

Office of the Dir= ector of National Intelligence

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

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

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

U.S. Drug Enforcement Adminis= tration

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

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U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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