5/22/2025 6:28:30 PM DOJ to Use False Claims Act to Crack Down on Illegal DEI By Wendy Grasso On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new initiative, the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which will utilize...
5/1/2025 9:25:51 PM Eighth Circuit Directs SEC to Reveal Plans for Climate Disclosure Rule By Wendy Grasso On April 24, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ordered that the litigation challenging the validity of the...
4/30/2025 7:18:23 PM CARB to Hold Virtual Public Workshop Regarding California’s Corporate Climate Disclosure Rules By Wendy Grasso The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced that it will hold a virtual public workshop to “support the development of...
4/17/2025 7:55:01 PM SEC Approves First U.S. National Securities Exchange Focused On Sustainability By Wendy Grasso The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the registration of the first U.S. “green” stock exchange—Green Impact Exchange...
4/16/2025 5:16:25 PM Trump’s DEI Executive Orders Hit Another Judicial Roadblock By Wendy Grasso On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, Judge Matthew Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted a motion for...
4/9/2025 5:13:14 PM Trump Takes Aim At State Climate Change Laws By Wendy Grasso On April 8, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order “aimed at securing America’s energy dominance by removing unlawful and...
3/31/2025 3:41:04 PM SEC Nixes Climate Disclosure Rules By Wendy Grasso On March 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to end its defense of the climate disclosure rules it adopted last year...
3/31/2025 1:00:18 PM Proxy Advisors, Institutional Investors Shift Diversity Policies and Mandates By David Bell Ran Ben-Tzur Amanda Rose Wendy Grasso Merritt Steele +2 more... Show less Some proxy advisors and institutional investors have made changes to their diversity policies and mandates, including the following: ISS...
3/11/2025 6:31:09 PM Judge Clarifies That Injunction Blocking Trump DEI Orders Applies to All Executive Agencies By Wendy Grasso As we previously reported, on February 3, 2025, a federal judge in Baltimore issued a preliminary injunction blocking key provisions of...
2/10/2025 2:29:46 PM California’s Climate-Related Disclosure Laws Live To Fight Another Day By Wendy Grasso On February 3, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted a motion to dismiss filed by the California...
2/5/2025 5:57:03 PM New York Reintroduces Climate Disclosure Bills By Wendy Grasso As in-scope companies prepare to begin publishing climate disclosures in California in 2026 (assuming these laws survive the ongoing...
1/28/2025 8:12:39 PM SEC Approves Nasdaq Proposal to Remove Board Diversity Rules By Wendy Grasso The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as expected, has approved Nasdaq's recent proposal to remove the board diversity rule from...