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Michael Howie

California’s landmark law requiring women on corporate boards is unconstitutional, rules judge

California’s then-governor Jerry Brown said he signed the bill to send a message during the #MeToo era

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A Los Angeles judge has ruled that California’s landmark law requiring women on corporate boards is unconstitutional.

Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis said the law that would have required boards to have up to three female directors by this year violated the right to equal treatment.

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