Judge Denies Industry Quick Victory In California GHG Disclosure Lawsuit

A federal judge is denying industry’s motion for summary judgment in its constitutional facial challenge to California’s two 2023 laws requiring large companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks, ruling that further proceedings are necessary to determine if the laws violate the First Amendment. “[T]he Court finds that there are genuine disputes of material fact that preclude it from granting summary judgment at this stage,” potentially paving the way for the state to pursue discovery, according...