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Red Tape or Green Future? Unpacking California's Climate Disclosure Laws and the Pushback

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As the federal government works to roll back climate regulations and climate-focused initiatives, states are developing avenues to fill in the gaps left behind. In 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Motion for Summary Judgement Denied: Battle over California Climate Legislation Continues

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Soon after California passed far-reaching climate legislation last year (referred to herein as SB 253 and SB 261; see our earlier blog post here and here for background), it was challenged in the U.S. District Court for the...more

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Assembly Bill 979, California’s Board Diversity Statute, Ruled Unconstitutional

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On May 15, 2023, the Eastern District of California ruled that California Assembly Bill No. 979 (“AB 979”) violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. As enacted,...more

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Los Angeles County Trial Court Strikes Down Another California Board Diversity Law

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Last month, on May 13, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis ruled that SB 826, which requires publicly held California corporations with a principal executive office in California to follow gender...more

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