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Selected links to items concerning government operations posted on the Internet during the week ending June 7, 2024

7 Jun 2024, 11:00 pm by Public Employment Law Press

DOWNLOAD eBOOK Seven AGs Sign Amicus Brief, Challenging Ohio Voting Law Attorneys general from Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York and Washington, D.C., are challenging a 2022 Ohio voting law, alleging it creates unnecessary obstacles to casting a ballot. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

Law Professors' Letter Opposing Amendment to DGCL 122(18)

7 Jun 2024, 11:43 am by Steve Bainbridge

Along with dozens of other top corporate law faculty, I signed a letter sent to the Delaware legislature opposing the proposed amendment to DGCL section 122(18). [read post]

ProfessorBainbridge.com - http://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/

Tesla chair says Elon Musk needs $46 billion pay plan to stay motivated

7 Jun 2024, 10:26 am by Jon Brodkin

Musk's pay plan was nullified by a Delaware Court of Chancery ruling in January 2024 after a lawsuit filed by a shareholder. [read post]

Law & Disorder - http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/

Weekly Roundup: May 31-June 6, 2024

7 Jun 2024, 8:05 am

Larcker and Brian Tayan (Stanford University), on Thursday, June 6, 2024 Tags: 737 MAX, Board oversight, Boeing, competitive pressure, design choices, FAA, governance failure, organizational risk, red flags, regulatory risk, Whistleblowers (More) Observations on the Universal Proxy Card Posted by Ele Klein and Sean Brownridge, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, on Thursday, June 6, 2024 Tags: delaware, Delaware law, Proxy Card, Proxy fights [read post]

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance - https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu

Weekly Roundup: May 31-June 6, 2024

7 Jun 2024, 8:05 am

Larcker and Brian Tayan (Stanford University), on Thursday, June 6, 2024 Tags: 737 MAX, Board oversight, Boeing, competitive pressure, design choices, FAA, governance failure, organizational risk, red flags, regulatory risk, Whistleblowers (More) Observations on the Universal Proxy Card Posted by Ele Klein and Sean Brownridge, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, on Thursday, June 6, 2024 Tags: delaware, Delaware law, Proxy Card, Proxy fights [read post]

The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog - https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/

The Perils of Governance by Stockholder Agreements (2): A Note on Unplanned Consequences

7 Jun 2024, 8:05 am

The Delaware Legislature is considering a proposal (“the proposal”) to amend Section 122 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) to permit expansive use of stockholder agreements to opt out of the governance arrangements set by a company’s charter. [read post]

The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog - https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/

Letter in Opposition to the Proposed Amendment to the DGCL

7 Jun 2024, 8:05 am

To the Honorable Members of the Delaware Legislature: We write to express our opposition to the proposed amendment to Section 122(18) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“the Proposal”), introduced by the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association and ostensibly designed to respond to the decision in West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund v. [read post]

The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog - https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/

The Perils of Governance by Stockholder Agreements (2): A Note on Unplanned Consequences

7 Jun 2024, 8:05 am

The Delaware Legislature is considering a proposal (“the proposal”) to amend Section 122 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) to permit expansive use of stockholder agreements to opt out of the governance arrangements set by a company’s charter. [read post]

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance - https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu

Letter in Opposition to the Proposed Amendment to the DGCL

7 Jun 2024, 8:05 am

To the Honorable Members of the Delaware Legislature: We write to express our opposition to the proposed amendment to Section 122(18) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“the Proposal”), introduced by the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association and ostensibly designed to respond to the decision in West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund v. [read post]

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance - https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu

Climate Change in Colorado: Part 4 – Local Initiatives

7 Jun 2024, 6:00 am by Evangelina Cantu

The first in the series outlined federal policy established in President Biden’s executive orders and federal legislation. [read post]

Spencer Fane Insights - https://www.spencerfane.com/insights/thought-leadership/

In Which Elon Musk (Again) Illustrates Basic Corporate Law Concepts

7 Jun 2024, 4:19 am by Ann Lipton

I swear I wasn’t going to blog about Elon Musk this week; I had several other ideas planned, but then someone went ahead and filed a new complaint in Delaware and I just can’t help myself. [read post]

Business Law Prof Blog - https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/business_law/

Laptop Deniers in Delaware: The Media Shrugs as the Biden Laptop is Authenticated in Federal Court

7 Jun 2024, 4:00 am by jonathanturley

Below is my column in Fox.com on the authentication of Hunter Biden’s laptop in the Delaware trial. [read post]

Jonathan Turley - https://jonathanturley.org/

News Roundup

7 Jun 2024, 3:00 am by Shea Denning

The trial of Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, began this week in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. [read post]

North Carolina Criminal Law Blog - http://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/

Nevada Supreme Court Follows Delaware In Overruling Gentile v. Rosette

7 Jun 2024, 12:15 am

Within days, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed Gentile in Brookfield Asset Mgmt., Inc. v. [read post]

California Corporate & Securities Law - https://www.calcorporatelaw.com/

Plaintiffs’ Firms Are Once Again Targeting Advance Notice Bylaws

6 Jun 2024, 10:00 pm