Environmental & Energy,
Constitutional Law
Apr. 11, 2025
California defends climate disclosure laws against free speech challenge
California defends climate disclosure laws against free speech challenge
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Bradley J. Hamburger
California argued in a filing this week that two new climate change disclosure laws to be enforced against companies by the end of the year are constitutionally sound because they properly inform and protect investors and consumers from misleading claims.
The reply, filed Wednesday by the state Department of Justice, was in response to a preliminary injunction motion filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce this year urging U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II to enjoin the state fr...
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