In a significant ruling on Dec. 11, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that the Securities and Exchange Commission ...
On December 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, sitting en banc, ruled that The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) cannot ...
Nasdaq required public companies to have at least one woman, person of color or LGBTQ member on their boards or explain why ...
Under rules approved in 2021, Nasdaq-listed companies were required to (1) publicly disclose a board diversity matrix and (ii ...
The exchange sought to require listed companies to disclose the gender and racial makeup of their boards and set diversity ...
(together with Nasdaq Listing Rule IM-5900-9, the Board Diversity Rules) by a 9-8 vote. In Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment v. SEC, the Fifth Circuit held that the Securities and Exchange ...
The boardrooms of most major companies are no longer completely male-dominated — globally nearly all large public firms now ...
An appeals court in Louisiana has ruled that Nasdaq can’t require diversity on the boards of companies that list on the ...
Opponents of the proposed DEI rule said it amounted to a public shaming of companies. They also faulted the SEC's approval of ...
In a 51-page opinion, nine of 17 judges on the full 5th Circuit found the rule violates the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The court ruled the SEC lacked authority to approve Nasdaq's board diversity requirements. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, ...
In August 2021, the SEC approved new board diversity rules requiring Nasdaq-listed companies (i) to include a board diversity matrix in their ...