The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently granted the Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance (the Motion) in Iowa v. US Securities and Exchange Commission – the case challenging the SEC’s 2024 climate disclosure rules – thereby pausing
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The April issue of our monthly newsletter Horizon is now available. Learn more about an array of ESG legal developments – among them, the Executive Order requiring DOJ to stop states from enforcing climate laws, Canada’s coming draft guidelines on…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s March 27, 2025 decision (the Decision) to withdraw the defense of its landmark climate-related disclosure rules adopted in March of 2024 (the Rules) did not formally pause or terminate the ongoing litigation.
On April…
On April 10, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a statement (Staff Statement) expressing its observations regarding certain disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws regarding the offering…
The Division of Corporation Finance at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued guidance regarding the application of federal securities laws to certain stablecoins.
While this guidance, released on April 4, 2025, expresses only the views of the…
Yesterday, March 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) notified the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that the SEC wishes to withdraw its defense of its landmark Climate Disclosure Rules (Climate Rules) in Iowa v. SEC,…