SEC Climate Disclosure Rule Cases Moved To 8th Circuit, Boosting Critics

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit has been randomly picked to consider consolidated litigation over the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) high-profile climate disclosure rule, offering a relatively favorable venue for industry groups and GOP states that have challenged the measure. Of the court’s 11 active judges, only one was appointed by a Democratic president, and its six additional senior judges who might also be selected to sit on a panel that will hear the case were...