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A California trial court failed to grasp its full California Environmenta= l Quality Act authority when it set aside a flawed impact report for a Port= of Los Angeles shipping terminal yet held that it must let the terminal ke= ep operating as the port fixed the deficiencies, a California appeals court= has said.

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Enviro Orgs Win Appeal Over Los Angeles P= ort Terminal

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By Tom Lotshaw

A California trial court failed to= grasp its full California Environmental Quality Act authority when it set = aside a flawed impact report for a Port of Los Angeles shipping terminal ye= t held that it must let the terminal keep operating as the port fixed the d= eficiencies, a California appeals court has said.

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NJ Utility Regulator Awards 2 Offshore Wi= nd Contracts

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By George Woolston

Nearly three months after Danish e= nergy company Orsted backed out of its project to build a wind farm off the= New Jersey coast, the state's utility regulator has approved two new offsh= ore wind projects expected to bring over 3,700 megawatts of wind energy to = power almost 2 million homes.

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Feds Can't Pause Duty Evasion Suit For Ev= idence Review

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By Alyssa Aquino

The U.S. Court of International Tr= ade refused to pause an iron importer's lawsuit protesting a determination = that it routed Chinese pipes through Cambodia to evade tariffs, saying the = government's offer to let the importer review its evidence is unlikely to c= hange the determination.

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Trade Court Says Oil Pipes Evaded Duties = On China

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By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Court of International Tr= ade affirmed a U.S. Department of Commerce determination that oil pipes wer= e minimally processed in Brunei and the Philippines to evade duties targeti= ng China, rejecting two companies' contention that Commerce wrongly conside= red their manufacturing process.

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La. Wins Injunction Against EPA On Dispar= ate Impact Rules

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By Madeline Lyskawa

A Louisiana federal judge will all= ow the state to temporarily block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency = from imposing certain environmental justice requirements on permitting and = grant decisions, finding the state is likely to prevail in its challenge.

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7th Circ. Ponders If Faulty Steel Damaged= O'Hare Project

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By Ganesh Setty

The Seventh Circuit questioned Wed= nesday whether cracked welds in a Chicago O'Hare International Airport cano= py damaged the larger structure in a way that would trigger property damage= coverage, after a lower court ruled that the canopy's general contractor w= asn't covered for over $37.5 million in costs.

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Ariz. Senate Bill Seeks Tax Credit For Gr= ay Water Systems

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By Jaqueline McCool

Arizona would allow an income tax = credit worth up to $5,000 for installation of residential gray water proces= sing systems under a bill introduced in the state Senate.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Series

Competing In Triathlons Makes Me A Better= Lawyer

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While practicing law and competing= in long-distance triathlons can make work and life feel unbalanced at time= s, participating in the sport has revealed important lessons about versatil= ity, self-care and perseverance that apply to the office as much as they do= the racecourse, says Laura Heusel at Butler Snow.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Bonus Spotlight

WilmerHale Matches Cravath Bonus, Associa= te Salary Scale

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By Kevin Penton

WilmerHale clarified its end-of-ye= ar bonus and 2024 salary information for associates Wednesday, matching the= prevailing Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP scale, according to pu= blished reports.

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How 6 States Are Addressing Lawyer Well-B= eing

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By Aebra Coe

In the years since a groundbreakin= g 2016 study on lawyer well-being found alarming rates of mental health pro= blems in the legal profession, state bars and supreme courts have amped up = efforts to improve lawyer mental health. Well-being leaders in six states s= hared details of their work at the IWIL 2024 Virtual Annual Conference on W= ednesday.

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Latham Ducks Sanctions In Sorrento Ch. 11=

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By Emily Lever

A Texas bankruptcy judge Wednesday= declined to level sanctions against Latham & Watkins LLP over their di= sclosures about their work with a lawyer who was dating the judge overseein= g Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.'s Chapter 11, but did not yet rule on sanction= ing Jackson Walker LLP in the same case, saying further inquiry was needed.

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Fired Davis Polk Atty Asked To Explain Ne= gative Job Reviews

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By Pete Brush

A Black attorney who claims Davis = Polk & Wardwell LLP fired him for airing diversity concerns was confron= ted Wednesday in Manhattan federal court with years of often-negative evalu= ations as the firm pushed to prove he was not subjected to retaliation.

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Seyfarth Starts Restructuring Practice, A= dds 3 BCLP Partners

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By Tracey Read

Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced Wednes= day that three former Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP partners have joined = the firm, two of them to launch its restructuring and insolvency practice.

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SEC Says Law Firm Clients May Have Info F= or SolarWinds Suit

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By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Securities and Exchange C= ommission told a New York federal judge it believes clients from more than = a dozen law firms may have discoverable information in the regulator's ongo= ing suit against software provider SolarWinds Corp. and that five banks and= financial firms may also have relevant information.

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Judge Urges Ex-Ropes Atty, Former Client = To Settle Fee Spat

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By Julie Manganis

A Massachusetts federal judge on W= ednesday told a former Ropes & Gray LLP attorney and his ex-client that= it would be "crazy" to pursue a costly fee arbitration after learning that= the two sides were just 15% apart on an agreement, encouraging them to wor= k it out.

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Analysis

Bid To Swap Chevron For An Old Standby Ra= ises Doubts

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By Katie Buehler

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court = debated whether a World War II-era doctrine encouraging courts to strongly = consider agency statutory interpretations could replace the court's controv= ersial so-called Chevron doctrine that requires judges to defer to those in= terpretations if a statute is ambiguous.

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Red State Judicial Noms Get Easy Hearing = From Senate Panel

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

Five district court judicial nomin= ees, who hail from red states and have the blessing of their senators, appe= ared along with a nominee for the U.S. Court of Federal Claims before = the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday in what turned out to be a= relatively smooth hearing.

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Senate Confirms South Carolina And Indian= a Judges

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

The Senate voted 80-17 on Wednesda= y to confirm Magistrate Judge Jacquelyn D. Austin to the District of South = Carolina and 67-32 to confirm Judge Cristal C. Brisco to the Northern = District of Indiana.

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Trump Bristles At Shkreli Comparison In = NY Civil Fraud Case

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By Hailey Konnath

Donald Trump on Wednesday took umb= rage at New York Attorney General Letitia James comparing his civil fraud c= ase to that of convicted "Pharma Bro" fraudster Martin Shkreli, saying it m= erely reveals "her desperation and obvious frustration" with the former pre= sident's "ongoing ascent toward the White House."

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US News Sues SF City Atty Over 'Best Hos= pitals' Probe

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By Dorothy Atkins

U.S. News & World Report LP hi= t San Francisco's city attorney with a lawsuit in California federal court = Tuesday, accusing his office of issuing overly burdensome, invasive and "fl= atly unconstitutional" subpoenas into the publisher's ranking methodology f= or its annual "Best Hospitals" list merely because he allegedly disagrees w= ith its editorial viewpoint.

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Client Beats Sanctions For Atty Refusing= To Turn On Webcam

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By James Mills

A California appeals court has nix= ed a $10,000 sanction against a client whose attorney refused to turn on hi= s computer camera during an online deposition connected to a couple's divor= ce proceedings.

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Calif. Bar Exam Rife With Age Discrimina= tion, High Court Told

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By Ryan Boysen

A Massachusetts attorney has taken= his crusade against alleged age discrimination baked into the California b= ar exam to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to sweep away the so= vereign immunity that shielded the State Bar of California from previous la= wsuits claiming it violated his due process rights.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Amazon.com Inc.

Barclays PLC

Chevron Corp.

Credit Suisse Group AG

Natural Resources Defense Coun= cil

New York State Bar Association

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Sierra Club

SolarWinds Corp.

Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.

State Bar of California

State Bar of Michigan

The Leadership C= onference on Civil & Human Rights

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

US News & World Report LP

University of Georgia

Walsh Construction Co.


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Carroll Kelly Trotter

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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Supreme Court

Chicago Department of Aviation

Equal Employment Opportun= ity Commission

Illinois Supreme Court

Louisiana Departmen= t of Environmental Quality

New Jersey Board of Public U= tilities

New Jersey Supreme Court

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Port of Los Angeles

U.S. Court of Appeal= s for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Distric= t Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the District of South Carolina

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. Dis= trict Court for the Western District of Louisiana

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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