The Canadian government struck back on Tuesday at the latest round of U.S. tariffs, announcing tariffs of its own of up to 50% on more than 800 categories of products worth CA$27.6 billion ($20 billion) that will come into force on Sept. 8.
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Canada To Hit US With Retaliatory Tariffs, 'Dollar For Dollar'

By Jack McLoone

The Canadian government struck back on Tuesday at the latest round of U.S. tariffs, announcing tariffs of its own of up to 50% on more than 800 categories of products worth CA$27.6 billion ($20 billion) that will come into force on Sept. 8.

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FERC Beats Environmental Challenge To La. LNG Terminal

By Elaine Briseño

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of a liquefied natural gas export terminal in Louisiana, saying environmental groups challenging the decision failed to show the project was not in the public's best interest.

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Commodities Firm Escapes Brazilian Bribery Case

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut federal judge has put an end to a criminal case alleging Freepoint Commodities LLC bribed Brazilian government officials to get an edge over its competitors, dismissing a single felony count shortly after prosecutors said the firm had satisfied its obligations under a deferred prosecution agreement.

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POLICY & REGULATION

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Indian Citric Acid Faces Triple-Digit Antidumping Duties

By Jack McLoone

Imports of citric acid and certain citrate salts from India into the U.S. are facing possible large antidumping duties following a U.S. Department of Commerce preliminary determination Monday, with Commerce also finding such imports from Canada aren't being dumped.

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LITIGATION

Md. Judge Trims Baltimore Bridge Wreck Damages Claims

By Linda Chiem

A Maryland federal judge has slashed claims from Baltimore, businesses and dockworkers seeking to recover millions in economic losses from the owner and operator of the container ship that slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, saying the nearly century-old Robins Dry Dock rule bars many of their claims.

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GLOBAL SECURITY

State Department Approves $2.8B In Military Sales To 3 Allies

By Elaine Briseño

The U.S. Department of State has approved the sale of $2.3 billion worth of Black Hawk helicopters and other military equipment to Norway, which it called an ally that will support political stability and economic progress in Europe.

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PEOPLE

Ex-DOJ Fraud Attys Switch To Civil Focus At Boutique Firm

By Phillip Bantz

Criminal fraud prosecutors commonly pursue careers as white collar defense lawyers after exiting the U.S. Department of Justice, but a group of ex-DOJ lawyers who have recently joined national litigation boutique AXS Law Group are embarking on a path less traveled.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Where DOJ's Fraud Priorities Memo May Actually Matter

The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently released memo outlining priorities for its newly created fraud division will shape how cases are identified, staffed and sequenced, meaning white collar defense work must begin earlier, say David Tarras at Tarras Defense and Trevor Jones at Dynamis.

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EU's Russian Crypto Sanctions Call For Layered Compliance

The European Union's recently adopted Russia crypto sanctions package marks a significant escalation in enforcement, making it prudent to adopt a stratified compliance approach capable of identifying indirect measures via decentralized finance, cross-chain infrastructure, stablecoins and other blockchain-native services, says Kevin Strenski at Nardello.

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What To Know As Legal Duty To Consider AI Takes Shape

While the U.K. Jurisdiction Taskforce’s recent statement on liability for artificial intelligence harms is nonbinding for both U.K. and U.S. lawyers, it highlights the importance of being able to distinguish between the availability of a tool and a professional obligation to use it, say Jonny Frank and Michael Costa at StoneTurn.

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How 'Most Favored Nation' Regime Affects Biopharma Deals

As M&A activity surges in the biopharma space, companies will need to account for the Trump administration's most-favored-nation pricing proposals — durable in concept, if unsettled in detail — when drafting deals, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Firm Revenue Climbs 12.4% In First Half Of 2026

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

Record billing rate gains, strong demand and increased productivity fueled a successful start to the year for the legal industry, according to a report released Tuesday.

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Florida AG Slams Bar Complaint Against DHS Counsel

By Madison Arnold

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrote to the executive director of the Florida Bar to criticize a recent complaint made to the bar against James Percival, general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, for attacking judges.

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Legal Watchdog Lodges Bar Complaint Against Jeanine Pirro

By Hailey Konnath

The Legal Accountability Center said Tuesday that it filed a bar complaint against U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, claiming that she abused her position to unjustifiably target Democratic lawmakers after they released a video reminding members of the military and intelligence community that it's their duty to refuse unlawful orders.

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6th Circ. Says Judge Can't Escape Teen Mock Arrest Suit

By Susan Smiley

A Sixth Circuit panel on Monday allowed to proceed a Michigan federal lawsuit filed against a Detroit judge who handcuffed a 15-year-old student and subjected her to a mock trial after she fell asleep in his courtroom, ruling that judicial immunity does not protect him.

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Watchdog Wants NY Judge Ousted Over Retaliatory Suit

By Rose Krebs

The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has determined a state judge should be removed from office for filing a retaliatory defamation suit against an eye-care worker who had lodged an ethics complaint over the judge refusing to wear a mask in an office in 2021.

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NY Times Says EEOC Dragging Feet On Anti-White Bias Info

By Grace Elletson

The New York Times Company has sued the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming the anti-discrimination watchdog flouted federal law by failing to respond to requests for records of communications with conservative legal groups and agency efforts to investigate claims of bias against white workers.

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Colo. Judge Ships $8.3M Messner Reeves Fraud Suit To Utah

By Zach Dupont

A Colorado federal judge granted a motion Monday from law firm Messner Reeves LLP to move a lawsuit accusing the firm of stealing more than $8 million as part of a fraudulent loan scheme to Utah after finding the venue was the proper forum to litigate the claims.

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Tort Report: Mass. Jury Delivers Record Amazon Crash Verdict

By Y. Peter Kang

A record personal injury verdict against Amazon in a crash case and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler's upcoming sex abuse trial lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

AXS Law Group

Bekman Marder

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Chase Law & Associates

Consovoy McCarthy

DiCello Levitt

Diserio Martin

Duane Morris

Dynamis LLP

Emery Celli

Fieger Law

Fried Frank

Gibson Dunn

Gordon Rees

Grant & Eisenhofer

Hogan Lovells

Lochner Law Firm

Messner Reeves

Perkins Law

Perkins Law Group PLLC

Quinn Patton

Saltz Mongeluzzi

Smouse & Mason

Spencer Fane

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

BAE Systems PLC

Earthjustice

Federalist Society

Freepoint Commodities LLC

International Longshoremen's Association

KPMG International

Lockheed Martin Corp.

Nardello & Co. LLC

Natural Resources Defense Council

Outcome Health

Petrobras

RTX Corp.

Rhapsody International Inc.

Sberbank of Russia

Sierra Club

Southern Environmental Law Center

StoneTurn Group LLP

The Florida Bar

The New York Times Co.

Venture Global LNG

Wells Fargo & Co.

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

European Union

Executive Office of the President

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Florida Supreme Court

International Trade Administration

Missouri Attorney General's Office

NATO

New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of State

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Navy

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the District of Utah