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Bad Day in Court for the Administrative State

Fifth Circuit panel finds several constitutional problems with the Securities and Exchange Commission

Reason · May 18, 2022

Checks and Balances: Tennessee lawmakers end judicial deference

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

Ballotpedia · May 17, 2022

Pennsylvania pension fund may sue its consultant for botching profits figure

Pennsylvania's beleaguered pension fund for educators has hired yet another outside law firm — this time to consider suing the consulting firm that admitted botching a key profits calculation in an error that has triggered an ongoing FBI investigation.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 12, 2022

SEC, Fetco sound alarm on investment scams

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (Fetco) warn the public to be wary of investment scams and suggest checking the list of authorised persons on the SEC Check First application.

Bangkok Post · May 3, 2022

Economy and Society: Academic pushback against SEC climate action

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia · May 3, 2022

Former ski resorts owner faces sentencing in Vermont fraud

The former owner of two Vermont ski resorts is facing sentencing for his role in a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant in Vermont using tens of millions of dollars in foreign investors’ money raised through a special visa program that was part of the largest fraud case in…

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

Some states’ anti-ESG push garners support in Congress

WASHINGTON — Republican state lawmakers are berating U.S. financial institutions for increased reliance on environmental, social and governance metrics to screen investments and analyze credit risk factors, with some of the critics attracting support in Congress.

Tribune News Service · Apr 29, 2022

Some states' anti-ESG push garners support in Congress - Roll Call

Some states are resisting financial institutions' efforts to include environment, social and governance issues in financial metrics.

Roll Call · Apr 28, 2022

Will Big Oil face another reckoning?

The new season of shareholder climate demands has begun

Salon · Apr 25, 2022

Checks and Balances: SEC publishes proposed climate disclosures rule

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

Ballotpedia · Apr 19, 2022