8/16/2025 4:33:02 PM The Trump Administration Dismantles California's "Clean Truck Partnership" Through the Use of Antitrust Law By Jacob H. Hupart On August 12, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had “closed its investigation into whether several truck and engine...
8/16/2025 4:31:25 PM Denmark's Largest Bank Maintains Climate Commitment and Divests from Over 1700 Fossil Fuel Companies By Jacob H. Hupart Earlier this week, Danske Bank--Denmark's largest bank--announced that it would no longer invest in over 1700 fossil fuel companies due...
8/14/2025 1:49:02 PM Federal District Court Rejects Challenge to California's Climate Disclosure Law By Jacob H. Hupart On August 13, 2025, the challenge to the State of California's mandatory climate disclosure regulations was resoundingly rejected by...
8/12/2025 7:59:19 PM Real Versus Robot: Biometric Vetting in Hiring By Jennifer B. Rubin Our recent post (Real Versus Robot) focused on the risks inherent in the virtual world of accidentally hiring a bot and provided some...
8/11/2025 9:10:18 PM Trump Executive Order Attacks "De-banking" Practices By Jacob H. Hupart On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order targeting the practice of de-banking--as described in the executive order,...
8/11/2025 6:50:19 PM Florida Attorney-General Bans Outside Counsel with DEI & ESG Policies By Jacob H. Hupart The State of Florida's Attorney-General has increased the scope of his offensive against DEI and ESG initiatives. Not only has the...
8/7/2025 8:58:43 PM Climate Tort Lawsuit in South Carolina Dismissed by State Court By Jacob H. Hupart On August 6, 2025, a state court judge in South Carolina dismissed the climate change tort lawsuit filed by the City of Charleston...
8/4/2025 8:57:05 PM European Union Proposes Reduction in Climate Reporting Obligations By Jacob H. Hupart Last week, significant revisions were proposed to the European Union's ESG reporting rules, which reflect a major simplification and...
8/4/2025 6:41:48 PM Red State AGs ESG Antitrust Complaint Against Asset Managers Survives Motion to Dismiss By Jacob H. Hupart Last fall, a coalition of eleven Republication attorneys-general filed an antitrust complaint against three major asset managers,...