The SEC earlier this week filed a brief in the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals defending its climate disclosure rules.

Both ISS and Glass Lewis just published their annual policy surveys, which they use to help draft their vote policies.

The Republican Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Working Group—led by House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.)—released its final staff report, which it says examines “the factors contributing to the rise of ESG initiatives and the consequences for everyday investors.”

A group of GOP attorneys general fired back at Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for a July 18 letter from Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson in which he expressed concern that Florida HB 989 and similar state laws discouraging banks from considering non-quantitative factors when selecting customers may interfere with financial institutions’ ability to comply with national security requirements.

Lawyers representing Elon Musk argued August 2 that Delaware Chancery Court Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick should reverse her decision striking down Musk’s $56 billion pay package in light of a June vote in which a majority of Tesla shareholders supported the compensation.