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Administrative Procedure Act Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Diversity

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Fifth Circuit Nullifies Nasdaq’s Diversity Rule for Corporate Boards

A federal circuit court recently vacated a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) order approving Nasdaq’s diversity rule for boards of directors of public companies....more

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Fifth Circuit Overturns SEC Approval of Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rules

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On December 11, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a lengthy opinion, vacated the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of Nasdaq’s board diversity rules in Alliance for Fair...more

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Fifth Circuit Panel Upholds Nasdaq Board Diversity Disclosure Rules

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A Fifth Circuit panel recently upheld Nasdaq’s diversity disclosure rules after petitioners challenged them under the First and Fourteenth Amendments and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Alliance For Fair Board...more

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Fifth Circuit Upholds Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule

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On October 25, a panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Fifth Circuit”) upheld the Nasdaq board diversity rule in the face of challenges that (among other things) the rule attempted to improperly and...more

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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Challenge to Nasdaq’s Board-Diversity Rules

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied review of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of proposed rules promulgated by the Nasdaq Stock Market concerning the diversity of directors on...more

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Six Federal Regulators Issue Final Interagency Policy Statement on Diversity Policies and Practices of Regulated Entities

On June 9, the Federal Reserve Board, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Securities and Exchange...more

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