Judge Rules Missouri’s ESG Factor Rules Preempted, Grants Permanent Injunction

(August 15, 2024, 1:49 PM EDT) -- JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Ruling against state officials on all claims, a Missouri federal judge on Aug. 14 granted summary judgment for a trade association and entered a statewide permanent injunction barring enforcement of two new Missouri rules the association said require “a state-authored script” for “incorporating a social or nonfinancial objective into investment advice.”...