On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the long-standing Chevron test in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. The Chevron test gave deference to a government agency’s expertise when a law is ambiguous regarding...more
7/5/2024
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Chevron Deference ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ,
Corner Post Inc v Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Jury Trial ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Separation of Powers
The number of pro-DEI proposals submitted by shareholders decreased overall in the 2024 proxy season compared to the 2023 proxy season, according to data provided by Proxy Analytics. Average support for DEI proposals...more
The number of anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion proposals submitted by shareholders increased overall in the 2024 proxy season compared to the 2023 proxy season, according to data provided by Proxy Analytics. However,...more
Roughly one in four organizations reporting through CDP have adopted climate transition plans aligned with capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average, according to a report Wednesday by CDP...more
Following the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests against racial inequity in 2020, many companies increased their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), as well as their external...more
6/19/2024
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Board of Directors ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equity ,
Investors ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Gap ,
Proxy Season ,
SCOTUS ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VI
On June 4, 2024, the Republican-led House Appropriations Committee released a spending bill that would, among other things, cut funding for financial services agencies, including the United States Securities and Exchange...more