April 14, 2014
The D.C. Circuit on Monday rejected a controversial U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule forcing public companies to disclose their use of African conflict minerals, saying the measure violated the First Amendment "by compelling an issuer to confess blood on its hands."
January 07, 2014
A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday signaled skepticism over the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's controversial conflict mineral rule, pressing the agency on whether it was going beyond its normal purview in demanding companies publicly disclose their potential use of conflict minerals.
October 23, 2013
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission struck back against business groups challenging a Dodd-Frank rule that requires companies to reveal to the SEC if they utilize conflict minerals in their products, telling the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday that the agency had been following Congress' orders by enacting the challenged rule.
September 19, 2013
Retail trade groups on Wednesday backed the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's appeal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's disclosure requirement for companies using "conflict minerals," telling the D.C. Circuit the agency's rule shouldn't apply to businesses that merely contract to manufacture products.