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Morrisey, other AGs ask court to review SEC rule requiring more disclosures on proxy votes
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey this week joined his colleagues in Louisiana, Texas and Utah in urging the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to review a Securities and Exchange Commission rule that requires investment managers to make more disclosures about their proxy votes. -
Attorney General Morrisey Joins Coalition in Lawsuit Against DOL Rule Implementing Left-Wing ESG Agenda
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a major coalition of 25 states in suing Biden’s Department of Labor over a recently issued rule governing certain investment practices. -
Morrisey leads another coalition against SEC's 'woke' ESG rule
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a 21-state coalition in filing formal comments regarding a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule that would add onerous requirements for investment funds that consider Environmental, Social and Governance factors in their investment decisions. -
Morrisey files supplemental comments to SEC following Supreme Court victory
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a 24-state coalition to fight a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plan that would require companies to make policy statements not related to financial performance. -
Attorney General Morrisey Leads Coalition of 24 States in Fight Against New SEC Corp. Climate Change Disclosures
Attorney General Morrisey Leads Coalition of 24 States in Fight Against New SEC Corp. Climate Change Disclosures. -
Group of AGs criticize new SEC proposal to require corporate climate change disclosures
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a group of 24 state AGs in filing formal comments about a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission initiative that would require companies to make policy statements not related to financial performance. -
IRS gets sliver of $8M tax lien against Justice's daughter following home sale
LEWISBURG – The $8 million federal tax lien against Gov. Jim Justice’s daughter has decreased by more than $130,000 after she and her husband sold their home last month. -
Tax expert: 'How in the hell did she sell that house with a lien filed against it?'
UNION – The $8 million lien filed against the daughter of Gov. Jim Justice also was filed in Monroe County. And a tax expert wonders how she sold her house with the lien filed against her. -
With $8M IRS lien looming, Justice's daughter sells house for nearly $1M
LEWISBURG – With a federal tax lien of more than $8 million filed against her, the daughter of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and her husband recently sold their Lewisburg home for nearly $1 million. -
Bulk of $8 million federal tax lien against Justice's daughter could be linked to 2009 coal sale
LEWISBURG – The $8 million lien filed against the daughter of Gov. Jim Justice could be related to the family’s sale of coal businesses to a Russian company. -
Morrisey says Biden's SEC disclosure initiative is unneeded, unconstitutional
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a 16-state coalition in pushing back against a Biden administration initiative that would require companies to make climate change disclosures that aren't related to financial performance. -
Bank says it intends to collect $421 million from Justice companies
BECKLEY— Carter Bank & Trust filed a form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stating that it still intends to collect the hundreds of millions of dollars from companies owned Gov. Jim Justice's family. -
WEST VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Morrisey Pushes Back Against Unconstitutional SEC Disclosure Initiative
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey pushed back against efforts that would force companies to make policy statements unrelated to their financial performance, an unconstitutional requirement that he argues would serve a political agenda and trample upon free speech. -
Morrisey pushes back against 'overreaching' SEC disclosure initiative
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is pushing back against efforts that would force companies to make policy statements unrelated to their financial performance, an unconstitutional requirement that he argues would serve a political agenda and trample upon free speech. The Attorney General expressed his concern Thursday in a letter to U.S. -
Trial lawyers find unusual allies in fight against arbitration: Conservative state treasurers
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers who see arbitration as a mortal threat to their business have found unlikely allies among some of the nation’s most conservative state officials. -
WVU soon will offer legal forensics degree
MORGANTOWN – The complexity of modern white-collar crime has pointed up the need for an advanced forensics law degree that will be offered at West Virginia University beginning this summer, the director of WVU's Master of Law program said during a recent interview. -
Authors believe another financial crisis is possible
MORGANTOWN – Two West Virginia University professors have written a book looking at the 2008 financial crisis with perspective about ways to ensure it doesn't happen again. -
Market collapse unavoidable for U.S., according to West Virginia University professors' book
MORGANTOWN – Eminent disaster may be on the horizon for the U.S. economy according to the book “When the Levees Break: Re-Visioning Regulation of the Securities Markets.” -
RAGA questions Reynolds' assertions about money, 'inheriting'
CHARLESTON – The Republican Attorneys General Association is attacking Democratic candidate Doug Reynolds for comments his campaign made last week. -
Judge denies motion to dismiss suit by former Massey investors
Berger BECKLEY - A federal judge this week denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by former Massey Energy shareholders.