5th Circuit Hears Arguments In Rehearing Over SEC Disclosure Rule

(May 24, 2024, 10:42 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — On the day before the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in an en banc rehearing for two petitioners who question whether the Securities and Exchange Commission had the right to approve a rule implemented by Nasdaq Stock Market LLC that requires companies listed on the exchange to publicly disclose information about the race and gender identity of their board members, one of the petitioners again said in a supplemental brief that the SEC did not show that it had the authority to approve the rule....