Liberty Energy v. SEC
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24-60109
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March 22, 2024
5th Circ. Lifts SEC Climate Rule Stay After 8th Circ. Lottery Win
The Fifth Circuit on Friday lifted a temporary block on the implementation of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new emissions reporting requirements, following the selection of the Eighth Circuit as the venue for consolidated proceedings of the various suits about the agency's controversial rules.
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March 21, 2024
8th Circ. Wins SEC Climate Rule Litigation Lottery
The wave of cases against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recently finalized climate disclosure rules will be consolidated and proceed in the Eighth Circuit, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered Thursday, after the agency requested a random draw.
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March 19, 2024
SEC Gambles Climate Rule Fate On Circuit Court Lottery
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday asked the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to consolidate legal challenges to its climate disclosure regulations before a single federal circuit court, leaving the fate of the hotly debated rules in the hands of a randomly selected appellate panel.
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March 15, 2024
5th Circ. Blocks SEC Climate Reporting Regulations, For Now
The Fifth Circuit on Friday temporarily blocked the implementation of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new emissions reporting requirements, issuing an administrative stay in a challenge brought by oil and gas company Liberty Energy Inc.
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March 14, 2024
SEC Asks 5th Circ. To Hold Off On Climate Reg Ruling
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it was too early for the Fifth Circuit to delay the implementation of freshly adopted emissions reporting requirements given that those requirements don't go into effect for another two years, offering the first glimpse of possible defenses it could use as it attempts to fend off lawsuits challenging the rules.
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March 08, 2024
SEC's Climate Regs Face Multipronged Courtroom Attack
The future of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's long-awaited corporate climate disclosure regulations is up in the air as the agency stares down lawsuits challenging its authority to promulgate the rules, with even more parties threatening to force the agency to defend its decision in court for years.