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Preliminary Injunctions

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Texas Hold ‘Em: New Law Requires Proxy Advisors to Show Their Cards if “Nonpecuniary” Factors Guide Voting Recommendations -...

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 9/5/2025

On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 2337 (“SB 2337”), a novel regulation that will require significant disclosure obligations for proxy advisors, such as ISS and Glass Lewis, for their voting...more

Federal Court Halts Enforcement of Texas SB 2337 Regarding Proxy Advisor Disclosure of ESG or Other “Nonfinancial” Considerations

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real... on 9/4/2025

Enacted earlier this year and scheduled to take effect September 1, SB 2337 would impose new disclosure obligations on proxy advisory firms issuing recommendations regarding Texas-based public companies, including a...more

Federal Court Declines to Enjoin CA Climate Disclosure Laws

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 8/29/2025

On August 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California declined to block enforcement of California’s two major climate disclosure bills, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and...more

California accelerates towards GHG Disclosures in advance of 2026 Deadlines with Regulatory Timeline and Litigation Win (SB 253...

Hogan Lovells on 8/29/2025

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is forging ahead in implementing what the Agency now refers to as “the 200s”—the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate Related Financial Risk Act (SB...more

Injunction To Block California Environmental Disclosure Laws Denied

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/28/2025

On August 13, 2025, the District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion for a preliminary injunction filed by several business groups challenging California Senate Bills 253 (Climate Corporate Data...more

Companies Join the Fray in the Battle of the Proxy Advisors v. Texas

Jones Day on 8/25/2025

On June 20, 2025, Texas passed SB 2337, a first-of-its-kind regulation of proxy advisors such as ISS and Glass Lewis. SB 2337 requires proxy advisors to, among other things, disclose when their recommendations are based, in...more

California Climate Disclosure Laws Survive Preliminary Injunction on First Amendment Challenge: Reporting Obligations Swiftly...

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/22/2025

On August 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion for preliminary injunction filed by a coalition of business groups seeking to halt implementation of California’s corporate...more

California’s Unique Greenhouse Gas Emissions Laws Remain in Effect—For Now

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP on 8/21/2025

Relief is not immediately in sight for companies subject to key California greenhouse gas emission laws. A federal court in California recently denied a motion for a preliminary injunction to pause compliance with SB-253,...more

California Wins Key Victory in Ongoing Challenge to Its Climate Disclosure Laws

Beveridge & Diamond PC on 8/20/2025

Key Takeaways - What is Happening? On August 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (the District Court) denied the motion for a preliminary injunction filed by the United States Chamber of...more

Ongoing Legal Battle Over California’s Climate-Related Disclosure Laws: District Court Gives Red Light to Preliminary Injunction...

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 8/20/2025

On August 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion for preliminary injunction to enjoin California Senate Bills 253 and 261. The Chamber of Commerce and five co-Plaintiffs...more

California Climate Reporting Deadlines Loom After Denial of Preliminary Injunction

BCLP on 8/20/2025

For the thousands of companies potentially subject to California’s landmark climate reporting laws—the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261)—reporting has...more

No Pause for Climate Disclosures: Court Denies Motion for Preliminary Injunction Against California’s SB 253 and SB 261

Stoel Rives - Environmental Law Blog on 8/19/2025

On August 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dealt a setback to plaintiffs and potentially regulated entities in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America et al. v. California...more

Federal Court Declines to Enjoin California Climate Disclosure Laws

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 8/18/2025

On August 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California declined to enjoin California’s two major climate disclosure bills, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the...more

Court Denies Preliminary Injunction to Enjoin California’s Climate Disclosure Laws

Fenwick & West LLP on 8/15/2025

On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued an order denying plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction to enjoin California’s Climate Corporate Data...more

Court Upholds California Climate Disclosure Laws—for Now

Jones Day on 8/15/2025

On August 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to halt enforcement of SB 253 (emissions disclosure) and SB...more

Federal District Court Rejects Challenge to California's Climate Disclosure Law

Mintz on 8/15/2025

On August 13, 2025, the challenge to the State of California's mandatory climate disclosure regulations was resoundingly rejected by Judge Wright (C.D. Cal.). The preliminary injunction-- sought by the U.S. Chamber of...more

Legal Battle Over California’s Climate Disclosure Laws Continues as Plaintiffs File a Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Latham & Watkins LLP on 3/10/2025

Paramount to the ruling in the upcoming May 5, 2025, hearing is the likelihood that strict scrutiny will apply to the plaintiffs’ First Amendment claims against SB 253 and SB 261....more

Delayed Enforcement of New York Donor Disclosure Requirements for 501(c)(3) Organizations

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 1/18/2017

A federal court development has delayed enforcement of the recently enacted New York State legislation (described in our prior blog post) requiring 501(c)(3) organizations to publicly disclose the identities of certain donors...more

District Court Preliminarily Enjoins Majority of Department of Labor “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Final Rule

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone on 11/9/2016

On October 24, 2016, the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas preliminarily enjoined the majority of the Department of Labor’s Final Rule implementing President Barack Obama’s Executive Order 13673 that imposed...more

Controversial Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rule Partially Blocked

Stinson LLP on 10/28/2016

On October 24, 2016, a federal judge enjoined the U.S. government from enforcing certain provisions of the controversial Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule. The decision was handed down from Judge Marcia Crone in the U.S....more

Preliminary Injunction Halts Enforcement of Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rule

Ballard Spahr LLP on 10/28/2016

Federal contractors recently scored a significant victory when a preliminary injunction blocked much of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule from taking effect. The rule, based on a 2014 executive order, was issued in August...more

Heart of Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Final Rule Blocked by Federal Judge

Troutman Pepper Locke on 10/27/2016

The injunction prevents the government from enforcing the final rule’s provisions on labor law violation disclosures and the restriction on arbitration agreements. Late in the evening of October 24, mere hours before the...more

“Blacklisting” Executive Order Stayed by District Court Judge

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 10/27/2016

On October 24th, 2016, United States District Judge Marcia A. Crone issued a preliminary injunction that suspends the implementation of certain portions of President Obama’s Executive Order 13673, called the Fair Pay and Safe...more

Breaking: Federal Judge Enjoins Implementation Of Part Of Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces (“Blacklisting”) Executive Order,...

Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 10/26/2016

On October 24, 2016, just one day prior to effective date of the Regulations and Guidance implementing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (collectively the “Rule”), Judge Marcia Crone of the U.S. District Court...more

Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Not “Fair” to Contractors, According to Texas Judge

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 10/26/2016

On October 24, 2016, U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone granted a preliminary injunction to halt the implementation of the “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order 13673 (EO 13673), implementing provisions of the Federal...more

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