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Recent ESG-Related Actions at the State Level While ESG continues to grow in prominence as an investment framework, a number of state legislatures, governors, and attorneys general have taken steps to limit ESG considerations in investment and spending decisions—particularly with respect to public investments (e.g., state pension funds) and government contracts. [read post]

Government Contracts Blog - https://www.governmentcontractslawblog.com/

Federal Circuit Affirms Missouri River Restoration is Per Se Taking of Farmland

1 Aug 2023, 7:16 am by Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation at Iowa State University

Hardwicke Co. v. [read post]

ISU CALT Articles - https://www.calt.iastate.edu/articles-blogposts

Of stalking horses and dogs that did not bark: 303 Creative LLC v Elenis, standards of review, commercial speech, and the end of the beginning of the modern First Amendment

31 Jul 2023, 4:47 pm by INFORRM

In Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation v Public Service Commission of New York 447 US 557, 566 (1980) Powell J (for the Court) held that, in such cases, a four-part analysis has developed: At the outset, we must determine whether the expression is protected by the First Amendment. [read post]

Inforrm's Blog - https://inforrm.wordpress.com/

Unbundling Climate Change Risk from ESG

25 Jul 2023, 9:05 pm by renholding

These U.S. v. [read post]

The CLS Blue Sky Blog - https://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/

Paul Hastings Discusses New Draft Antitrust Merger Guidelines

23 Jul 2023, 9:01 pm by renholding

The draft Merger Guidelines will be subject to a public comment period for 60 days, ending on September 18, 2023. [read post]

The CLS Blue Sky Blog - https://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/

DC Circuit FOSTA Ruling Lets a Bad Law Stay on the Books, But Offers Meaningful Protection for Some Sex Work Forums and Sex Workers Using Online Services

22 Jul 2023, 4:22 pm by David Greene

In US v. [read post]

Deeplinks Blog - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks

Covid-19 Act gives government more options in proceeding against supplement seller

20 Jul 2023, 8:44 am by Rebecca Tushnet

U.S. v. [read post]

43(B)log - http://tushnet.blogspot.com/

Blog Post: A Guide to Understanding Workplace Violence and Florida Workers’ Compensation

20 Jul 2023, 1:25 am by Robin E. Kobayashi

Co. v. [read post]

Legal Insights Blog - https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/insights/legal/

New California Legislation Would Be a Major Step Forward for Climate Disclosure

19 Jul 2023, 9:05 pm by renholding

Pending Bills California’s financial climate risk disclosure bill, known as the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261), passed the State Senate on May 30 with a vote of 27-8 and is now before the state Assembly.[13] It would require covered businesses with annual gross revenues of more than $500 million to prepare and make public a “climate-related financial risk report disclosing the entity’s climate-related financial risk and measures adopted to… [read post]

The CLS Blue Sky Blog - https://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/

[Josh Blackman] SDNY "Believe[s]" In Dictum That President An "Officer of the United States" for purposes of Federal Officer Removal Statute

19 Jul 2023, 1:29 pm by Josh Blackman

Public Co. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Sufficiently Conspicuous: Arbitration Agreements and Class Action Waivers for Subscription-Based Businesses

19 Jul 2023, 6:29 am by Erik K. Swanholt, John J. Atallah and Cole K. Waldhauser

Best Buy Co., No. 22-CV-04909-JST, 2023 WL 3801909, at *5 (N.D. [read post]

Consumer Class Defense Counsel - https://www.foley.com/en/insights/blogs/consumer-class-defense-counsel

The History of Public Adjusting—Samuel Milch v. Westchester Fire Insurance Company

19 Jul 2023, 3:00 am by Chip Merlin

There is certainly a non-litigation history of public adjusting in the United States, which pre-dates this case. [read post]