Massachusetts, New York and 16 other states with Democratic attorneys general, plus the District of Columbia, are looking to protect the SEC’s corporate climate disclosure regulations in court, amid red state and business-led lawsuits.
The Democrats told the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Wednesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules are “critical” to their states and those who live there. The attorneys general are seeking the court’s approval to join the litigation in defense of the rules, which the SEC paused Thursday.
The Democrats’ motion to intervene came after 25 Republican attorneys general filed lawsuits, ...
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