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Republican AGs Warn Financial Institutions that DEI and ESG Policies May Risk Enforcement Action

Cozen O'Connor on 1/31/2025

A group of 11 Republican AGs announced that they have sent letters to multiple financial institutions (collectively, “Financial Institutions”) warning that the companies’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and...more

[Ongoing Program] CLE Relay – Session 2 – One Year Later: DEI in a Post-SFFA World - May 17th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PDT

Jenner & Block on 4/19/2024

Challenges to corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs have gained momentum over the past year. As challengers refine their legal strategies, companies need a new playbook to protect and improve their DEI programs...more

A Mintz ESG Primer: The Current State of Environmental, Social, and Governance Matters in American Corporations

Mintz on 10/30/2023

The Mintz Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Working Group developed this ESG primer to provide an overview of the current state of affairs in the United States with respect to the ESG issues that businesses...more

The Future of Corporate DEI Programs in the Aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Harvard Decision

Fenwick & West LLP on 10/19/2023

It has been a few months since the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, a landmark case involving affirmative action. The court’s decision prohibits universities from...more

What’s Next for Diversity Shareholder Proposals? A Look at Recent Trends

Fenwick & West LLP on 9/22/2023

Following the death of George Floyd and mass protests against racial inequity in 2020 culminating years of slowly building stakeholder pressure on various aspects of diversity, many companies expressed their commitment to...more

Five Things to Know Regarding American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Fearless Fund

Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/11/2023

American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER) is suing Fearless Fund Management LLC (a black women-run company) for claims of racial discrimination and violations of Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 (Civil Rights...more

Potential Private Sector Implications of the Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ruling

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 7/6/2023

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the cases Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina upended prior...more

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