On June 27, the US Supreme Court issued an opinion in SEC v. Jarkesy that limits the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ability to administratively seek civil penalties against defendants for securities fraud....more
7/23/2024
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Water Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
Jury Trial ,
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Pesticides ,
SCOTUS ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
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Securities Fraud
On March 6, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new rules requiring public companies to disclose extensive climate-related information in their registration statements and periodic reports.
The SEC has...more
3/14/2024
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Canada ,
Capital Markets ,
Climate Change ,
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
GAAP ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
2023 saw terms like “ESG,” “greenwashing,” and “circular economy” come into common use. We also saw a tsunami of other environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related developments at the international, federal, and state...more
12/11/2023
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Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Climate Change ,
Cybersecurity ,
Delta Airlines ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Equal Protection ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Green Guides ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Recycling ,
Risk Management ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
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