Florida AG James Uthmeier issued a policy memo to some law firms in Florida informing them that his office will no longer retain outside counsel that engages in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) or environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. The memo outlines the activities that would presumptively disqualify a law firm from being retained,…

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Missouri AG Andrew Bailey announced that his office is investigating and has filed parallel lawsuits against Glass, Lewis & Co. and Institutional Shareholder Services, two major corporate proxy advising firms, for alleged violations of state consumer protection laws. According to the filings against Glass, Lewis and ISS, the firms may have presented themselves as neutral…

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A group of 18 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit supporting a trade organization’s lawsuit challenging anti-diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) Executive Orders (EOs). The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction finding that the National Association of Diversity Officers…

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A group of 19 Democratic AGs filed a lawsuit to block the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) from enforcing a directive conditioning federal education funding on certification that state and local education agencies will not engage in illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. The complaint argues that the certification directive wrongfully departs from a longstanding,…

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A group of 12 Republican AGs announced that they have sent a letter to multiple law firms (collectively, “law firms”) warning that the law firms’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and practices may violate state and federal laws and risk enforcement action. In the letter, the AGs demand that the law firms comply with an…

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