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SEC Spring 2023 Reg-Flex Agenda — Not Much New But Lots Left To Do

Harvard Corporate Governance

Notably, political spending disclosure is, once again, not identified on the agenda. Will that new target be met?

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West Virginia v. EPA Casts a Shadow Over SEC’s Proposed Climate-Related Disclosure Rule

Harvard Corporate Governance

In its June 30, 2022 ruling, the Court limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by holding that Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act did not authorize the EPA to devise emissions caps based on the generation shifting approach used in the Clean Power Plan.

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Weekly Roundup: September 30-October 6, 2022

Harvard Corporate Governance

Section 220 Decisions Amplify Stockholders’ Rights to Inspect Books and Records. Friends in High Places: Political Ties and SEC Oversight of Foreign Firms. The Political Economy of the Decline in Antitrust Enforcement in the United States. Posted by Chuck Seets and Pat Niemann, EY, on Sunday, October 2, 2022. Posted by Jill E.

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Weekly Roundup: September 16-22, 2022

Harvard Corporate Governance

CEO Political Leanings and Store-Level Economic Activity during COVID-19 Crisis: Effects on Shareholder Value and Public Health. Tags: Financial reporting , Internal control , regulation , Sarbanes–Oxley Act , SOX , SOX Section 404. Posted by John Bizjak (Texas Christian University), on Friday, September 16, 2022. A Primer on DAOs.

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2023 Proxy Season Review: Rule 14a-8 Shareholder Proposals

Harvard Corporate Governance

Voted shareholder proposals increased by 13% (543 vs. 481 H1 2022), reflecting recent changes in the SEC’s stance on no-action relief (further discussed in Section H) and a decrease in settlement rate. [2] 63% in H1 2022).

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Weekly Roundup: October 27-November 2, 2023

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posner, Cooley LLP, on Thursday, November 2, 2023 Tags: CFO , Pareteum , SEC , Section 17(a)

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Covington Discusses Corporate Political-Disclosure Shareholder Proposals

Reynolds Holding

Consistent with recent proxy seasons, a significant number of companies are receiving proposals calling for new or enhanced political disclosures. We expect, and have begun to see, a similar number of politically-focused shareholder proposals this proxy season. Shareholder political disclosure proposals take different forms.

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