Legal Action Against Shell Board Previews Wave of Lawsuits Against Company Directors
Sadly, the idea of suing corporate board members over climate change inaction does not seem likely to go anywhere.
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Supreme Court Inches Towards Deciding Whether State Legislatures Can Draw Congressional Districts Largely Free of Court Oversight
The Supreme Court may rule to weaken oversight of Congressional redisctricting.
Read more...Sanders Welcomes End of Major League Lockout But Slams ‘Baseball Oligarchs’
Sanders calls out baseball oligarchs for major league lockout.
Read more...Plastic Watch: New UN Treaty Could Spur More Plastic Waste Lawsuits
New UN plastics treaty might provide the basis for plastic waste lawsuits in Asia, Europe, and the U.S.
Read more...The CDC’s New Guidelines on Covid Risk and Masking Send Confounding Signals
The CDC’s move triggered some of the same mixed feelings from the public that the poll uncovered and laid bare a split within the health care community.
Read more...WSJ: House Judiciary Bigwigs Ask Justice Department to Probe Amazon for Possible Criminal Obstruction of Congress
Key House Judiciary Committee members send letter asking AG Merrick Garland to launch probe of Amazon for possible criminal obstruction of Congress.
Read more...EPA Proposes Tougher Emissions Standards For Trucks
The Biden administration today proposed the first emissions standard upgrade for heavy duty trucks, vans, and busses since 2001.
Read more...Plastic Waste Treaty: Expert Q&A on the Promise of a Global Agreement to Reduce Pollution
Details of a proposed global plastic treaty, plus a Q and A.
Read more...Where Did You Go, Vice President Joe? Biden Retreats from Bashing Looting, Um, Buybacks
Yet another Biden hypocrisy: refusing to curb stock buybacks when he flagged it as an abuse when he was Vice President.
Read more...AG Merrick Garland Outlines Corporate Crime Prosecution Priorities
AG Merrick Garland outlined corporate crime enforcement priorities in a speech last week before an ABA group.
Read more...Biden Pledges Better Nursing Home Care, but He Likely Won’t Fast-Track It
A Biden plan to improve nursing home care looks like too little, too late.
Read more...Pfizer February 2021 “Post Marketing” Vaccine Side Effects Tally Raises Alarms
A troubling Pfizer document has managed to go under the radar.
Read more...Fog of Financial Sanctions: Visa and Mastercard Shutdown in Russia Whacks Consumers
Russia is scrambling to deal with being shut off Visa and Mastercard.
Read more...The Private Equity Industry in the New Interest Rate Environment
Private equity has been a big winner thanks to a long-term trend of falling interest rates. What happens in a less favorable environment?
Read more...“Bankruptcy For Moderna, Definitely Pfizer”
Pfizer and Moderna stocks have tanked over liabilty worries. The case made by vocal critic Edward Dowd.
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