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Canada renewed its calls for a panel of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement = to rule against duties on Canadian softwood lumber after the U.S. Court of = International Trade declined to sunset the five-year tariffs last November.

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TOP NEWS

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Canada To Challenge US Lumber Duties Unde= r Trade Pact

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By Micah Danney

Canada renewed its calls for a pan= el of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to rule against duties on Canadian s= oftwood lumber after the U.S. Court of International Trade declined to suns= et the five-year tariffs last November.

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Dems Say DAPL Review Falling Short For Cl= imate, Tribes

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By Tom Lotshaw

More than 30 Democratic lawmakers = wrote to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday to express concerns a= bout tribal consultation and the climate analysis for a draft environmental= impact statement for the Dakota Access Pipeline, saying the draft seems to= shortchange and neglect environmental review requirements.

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Judge Denies Bid To Halt 'Cop City' Over = Pollution Claims

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By Tom Lotshaw

A Georgia federal judge is refusin= g to block Atlanta's construction of a controversial law enforcement traini= ng facility dubbed "Cop City" over claims it's polluting a local stream, ho= lding that the city has put forward enough evidence for now to suggest it i= s complying with permit terms.

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Green Group Backs Mich. In Pipeline Chall= enge Venue Spat

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By Danielle Ferguson

An environmental policy and law ce= nter is backing the Michigan attorney general in her appeal of Enbridge Ene= rgy's removal to federal court of a state lawsuit seeking to shut down a pi= peline that crosses through the state's water, saying it undermines the rol= e of states to protect their interest in natural resources.

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Biz, Insurer Settle $10.5M Military Schoo= l Construction Dispute

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By Alyssa Aquino

A contractor and its insurer have = settled a $10.5 million lawsuit seeking coverage for shoddy construction wo= rk on a school on a military base, according to a joint statement Thursday = in Maryland federal court.

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Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Heitman, = Peres

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By WaTeasa Freeman

Blackstone's defaulted $308 millio= n loan is said to be back on the market at a more than 50% discount, Heitma= n has reportedly sold a 339-unit mixed-use property in Denver for roughly $= 146 million, and billionaire Jose Issac Peres is said to be the buyer behin= d a 34-unit beachfront condo in Florida that sold for $64 million.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Will Justices Settle Decades-Old Split On= Arbitrator Conflicts?

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Whether an arbitrator's failure to= disclose a potential conflict of interest is sufficient grounds to vacate = an arbitration award is the subject of an almost 60-year-old circuit split = that the U.S. Supreme Court is positioned to resolve if it grants cert in e= ither of two writs pending before it, say attorneys at Norton Rose.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Davis Polk Partner Fires Back At Ex-Assoc= iate Suing Firm

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By Pete Brush

A Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP pa= rtner told a Manhattan federal jury Thursday that a Black attorney who clai= ms he was fired for airing diversity concerns had turned in "unusable" work= , testimony that followed a brief bid to impugn the partner's own performan= ce.

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20 Judicial Noms Advance To Full Senate A= fter Heavy Debate

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

Twenty of President Joe Biden's ju= dicial nominations that were resubmitted to the Senate at the beginning of = the year advanced out of committee Thursday, some with bipartisan support a= nd others despite staunch Republican opposition — with particula= rly heavy debate on Third Circuit candidate Adeel Mangi.

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Covington Adds Former Biden White House C= ounsel

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By Rachel Rippetoe

Continuing its January hiring spre= e, Covington & Burling LLP has hired a former deputy White House counse= l to President Joe Biden to serve as co-chair of its government litigation = practice in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Thursday.

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Michigan Justice Attacks State Court's 'D= ivisive' DEI Plan

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By Carolyn Muyskens

A Michigan Supreme Court justice t= ook aim at the state judiciary's diversity efforts Wednesday, leveling atta= cks on proposals to diversify the bench and calling the state's approach to= the issue "divisive."

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NJ Bar's Diversity Plan Fixes Historic Sh= ortfall, Panel Told

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By George Woolston

The New Jersey State Bar Associati= on defended its diversity practices on Thursday, arguing before a state app= ellate panel that its affirmative action plan is legal because its goal is = to remedy a history of underrepresentation on its committees and board of t= rustees.

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In-House Lawyers Fear Increase In IP Suit= s

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By Adam Lidgett

Issues over who invents a patent a= nd who owns a copyright are some of the biggest intellectual property worri= es coming up among in-house attorneys across the U.S., according to a law f= irm's study.

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Quinn Emanuel Says Judge Is Right To Bloc= k Subpoena

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By Emily Sawicki

A month after a federal judge allo= wed Quinn Emanuel to escape a subpoena to produce communications the firm s= aid were protected amid a drug pricing antitrust case brought by the city o= f Rockford, Illinois, the firm is still defending its right to withhol= d the documents, saying Rockford's objections to the ruling "lack merit."

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Dutch Co. Wants Blank Rome Client Docs In= Copyright Feud

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By Hayley Fowler

A Dutch software company is demand= ing Blank Rome LLP turn over documents pertaining to copyright applications= the firm filed on behalf of a rival technology company, saying they aren't= entitled to attorney-client privilege given the alleged falsehoods contain= ed in those applications.

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DC Judge Rejects Trump's Contempt Bid In = Election Case

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By Ali Sullivan

The special counsel prosecuting Do= nald Trump on charges of interfering in the 2020 presidential election will= not be held in contempt, but he cannot continue to file "substantive pretr= ial motions" in the stalled case without the court's permission, a D.C= . federal judge ruled Thursday.

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DA Romance Claims In Ga. Trump Case To Be= Heard In Feb.

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By Chart Riggall

A Georgia judge has ordered a hear= ing next month on the explosive claims made by a former Donald Trump campai= gn official who alleged last week that Fulton County District Attorney Fani= Willis and the special prosecutor she tapped to help bring the high-profil= e election interference case against the former president are engaged in a = "clandestine" personal relationship.

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Feds Attack Trump's 'Baseless' Evidence = Bid In Criminal Case

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By Bonnie Eslinger

The Special Counsel's Office = on Thursday urged a Florida federal judge to reject former President Donald= Trump's recent discovery request in the criminal case over allegedly misha= ndled classified documents, slamming Trump's motion alleging interagency co= llusion as "replete with mischaracterizations and baseless arguments."

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Giuliani Cos., Ex-Atty Want Hunter Biden= 's Privacy Suit Tossed

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By Rose Krebs

Rudy Giuliani's former lawyer and = entities associated with the former New York City mayor are urging a Califo= rnia federal judge to toss a suit filed by Hunter Biden accusing them of vi= olating cybersecurity laws by disseminating data from his laptop.

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Linde Says 'Earnings' Isn't Ambiguous In= 3rd Circ. Benefit Suit

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By Aaron West

Linde North America told the Third= Circuit this week that it shouldn't revive a retirement benefits lawsuit f= rom the company's former general counsel-turned-whistleblower in which he c= laimed his former employer had ripped him off for more than $100,000 in ben= efits, in part because he believes ambiguity surrounds the term "earnings" = in the company retirement program.

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Condo Can Evict Atty After Spat With Nei= ghbor Justin Theroux

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By Lauren Berg

A Fox Horan & Camerini LLP par= tner who has been locked in a yearslong legal battle with neighbor and acto= r Justin Theroux must vacate his Greenwich Village apartment after a New Yo= rk judge ruled the building's co-op board properly terminated his lease nea= rly two years ago.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AXA SA

AXA XL Ltd.

American Jewish Committee

BNSF Railway Co.

CNA Financial Corp.

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

Earthjustice

Enbridge Energy Partners LP

Energy Transfer LP

Express Scripts Holding Co.

Georgia State University

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.

Mallinckrodt PLC

McAfee Inc.

Natural Resources Defense Coun= cil

New Jersey State Bar Associatio= n

Northern Mariana Island= s Retirement Fund

Sierra Club

Surfside

The Linde Group

United BioSource Corp.

United Steelworkers


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & = McRae

Law Office of Jon Schwartz

Law Office of Rajeh A. Saadeh

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Equal Employment Opportun= ity Commission

Federal Bureau of Investigation

MHA Nation

Michigan Attorney General'= s Office

National Archives an= d Records Administration

Office of the Dir= ector of National Intelligence

Pipeline a= nd Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Copyright Office

U.S. Court of Appea= ls for the Eleventh Circuit

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

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

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

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

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

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Northern District of Georgia

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. Marine Corps

U.S. Navy

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U.S. Supreme Court

World Trade Organization

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