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Federal Court Declines to Enjoin CA Climate Disclosure Laws

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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

Hogan Lovells

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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California Climate Reporting Deadlines Loom After Denial of Preliminary Injunction

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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

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

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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

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Federal Court Declines to Enjoin California Climate Disclosure Laws

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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

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

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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

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Court Upholds California Climate Disclosure Laws—for Now

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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

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Update: The Corporate Transparency Act Put On Hold

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As an update to our post on the Corporate Transparency Act, on December 3, 2024, a federal district court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction pertaining to the Corporate Transparency Act in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v....more

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Texas Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act

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On Tuesday December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction which precludes enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) (See, Texas Top Cop Shop,...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Dealt Blow by Eastern District of Texas: How Reporting Companies Can Proceed

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On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “Court”) issued an opinion in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. et al. v. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, et al....more

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Federal Court Suspends Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act’s Reporting Requirements

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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the federal government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) nationwide. Texas Top...more

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Federal Government Appeals Suspension of Corporate Transparency Act Deadline

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On December 3, 2024, the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction suspending enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), less than a month before the deadline. The ruling temporarily...more

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Nationwide Injunction Halts Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act

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UPDATE as of 12/7/2024: FinCen has updated their website addressing the recent federal court order, publicly stating that reporting companies are not currently required to file beneficial ownership information with FinCEN and...more

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Preliminary Injunction Blocking Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act

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We previously discussed a ruling by a federal District Court in Alabama finding that the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was unconstitutional, with the holding limited to the plaintiffs in the case. For general background...more

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Federal District Court in Texas Grants “Nationwide” Preliminary Injunction Against CTA Enforcement

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On December 3, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a nationwide preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and its implementing...more

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Nationwide Injunction Halts Corporate Transparency Act Enforcement

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A recent federal court decision eliminates the present need for any person or company to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its implementing regulations. This decision may be reversed upon appeal, but as of...more

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Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction of CTA

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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction regarding enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and related beneficial ownership reporting rule. The...more

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“Christmas Curveball” – CTA Temporarily Blocked Nationwide by Texas Court Injunction

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A Texas federal court judge has thrown a Christmas curveball at FinCEN with less than one month remaining before the CTA deadline of Jan. 1, 2025. On that date more than 30 million companies would be required to report their...more

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What Does the Nationwide Preliminary Injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act Mean for Businesses?

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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)1 and its key implementing regulations...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act – Is it on Life Support?

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In Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. et al. v. Merrick Garland, a U.S. District Court in Texas has issued a potentially major setback to the continued application of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which became effective on...more

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Texas Court Issues Nationwide Preliminary Injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act

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On December 3, 2024, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction, halting enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its implementing regulations....more

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