On February 11, 2025, Mark T. Uyeda, the acting chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, took action with respect to The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate Disclosures for Inventors rule, which was adopted by the Commission on March 6, 2024 (the “Rule”). This statement signals a significant change in the Commission’s position on the
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Trump’s Executive Order: Ten Regulations to be Eliminated for Every New One
Seeking to “unleash prosperity through deregulation” and fulfilling a campaign promise, President Trump has signed an executive order to implement a requirement that for every new regulation, ten existing regulations must be eliminated. The regulation puts the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (the “Director”), in charge of implementing the order.
The order…
Trump Regulatory Freeze
On Inauguration Day (January 20, 2025) President Trump issued an executive order requiring an immediate regulatory freeze. The order was among several executive orders that President Trump signed shortly after taking the inaugural oath. According to the memo:
- No regulation shall be proposed, issued, or sent to the Office of the Federal Register (the