State of Utah et al v. Micone et al

  1. March 29, 2023

    DOL Can't Transfer Suit Over ESG Investing Rule Out Of Texas

    A Texas federal judge denied the U.S. Department of Labor's request to transfer a suit seeking to invalidate the agency's recently finalized rule governing how retirement plan managers can consider things such as climate change and social justice when choosing investments, holding the DOL's arguments didn't justify a transfer.

  2. February 24, 2023

    GOP States Aim To Block Labor Dept.'s ESG Investing Rule

    A coalition of 25 Republican state attorneys general on Friday asked a Texas federal court to block the implementation of a U.S. Department of Labor rule governing how retirement plan managers can consider things such as climate change and social justice while making investment decisions.

  3. January 27, 2023

    GOP States Sue DOL Over Socially Conscious Investing Rule

    A coalition of 25 Republican state attorneys general sued the U.S. Department of Labor seeking to kill a recently finalized rule governing how retirement plan managers can consider such things as climate change and social justice when making investment decisions, arguing the agency exceeded its authority.