The Ninth Circuit agreed to fast-track a case aimed at delaying implementation of SB 261 and SB 253 but did not pause enforcement of the laws before oral argument, leaving SB 261's January 1, 2026, effective date intact.

Exxon filed a complaint in the Eastern District of California to block SB 253 and SB 261, claiming First Amendment violations and federal preemption of climate disclosure laws.

Companies will have to keep waiting for California to issue implementing regulations for SB 253 and SB 261.

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched a new statistics and data visualization page that includes statistics...

On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued an order denying plaintiffs’ motion...

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced last week that it will hold its second virtual public workshop to support the...

The Conference Board recently reported that the number of Russell 3000 companies issuing sustainability reports in the first half of 2025...

Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on July 24, 2025, seeking...

Texas has enacted significant legislation in the past few months designed to attract more corporations to its state and challenge...

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) controversial climate disclosure rules have been essentially dead since last March, when...

On July 21, 2025, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion in EpicentRx, Inc. v. Superior Court of San Diego County, overturning...