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Oklahoma, Matt Schlensker, Sandra Fraley

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Ohio, Tim Mckeen, Melissa Grimes

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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North Dakota, William J. Black

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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New York, Delainey Banks

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New Mexico, Blake C. Jones

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Nevada, Grace E. George

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Nebraska, Sarah Trainer

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Montana, Kathleen R. Begley

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Missouri, Douglas J. Crouse

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Michigan, M. Vafa Barissi, Delainey Banks

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Maryland, Tia L. Churchfield

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Louisiana, Jim Tartaglia

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Kentucky, Kathleen R. Begley

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Kansas, Steven Rhodes, Sarah Trainer

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Illinois, Delainey Banks, Madison Pemberton

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Colorado, David R. Little, Diana S. Prulhiere

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Arkansas, Andreah Riedel

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Alaska, Steven A. Rhodes, Zachary H. Barrett, Kizito Aidam

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Editor's Introduction & Front Pages, Alexandra Jury

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The Economic Rhetoric Of Carbon Pricing, Jeff Todd

Brooklyn Law Review

Economists overwhelmingly prefer the carbon pricing instruments of carbon taxes and cap-and-trade programs as the most cost-effective way to reduce greenhouse gases and combat climate change. By contrast, US lawmakers have largely eschewed carbon pricing, and legal scholars have mixed views about implementing it. In order for legal scholars to better understand economic studies on carbon pricing and incorporate those studies into their own climate change scholarship, this Article turns to the rhetoric of economics. Economists view problems like climate change through the metaphor of the market, so they embrace carbon pricing because it is a market-based approach that corrects …

Infrastructure, Equity And Climate Change: The Promise Of The Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act (Iija), Dante R. Gurule

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Fixing The Last Frontier: How Law And Policy Governing Commercial Fishing Have Failed Alaska’S Environment And Economy, Andrew Ilemsky

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Overview Of Oil And Gas Activities In The Amazonian Territories, Leonardo Costa Da Fonseca, Marcio Pina Marques

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Editor's Introduction & Front Pages, Alexandra Jury

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Voting Matters: Materiality Considerations And The Shareholder Vote, Renee M. Jones

Seattle University Law Review

For the shareholder franchise to have meaning, shareholders must have access to relevant information to inform their voting decisions. The securities laws’ disclosure requirements play an essential role in informing the shareholder vote.

This Essay focuses on the question of the materiality of information in the context of shareholder voting. It addresses the question of whether ESG-related information is material, positioning the materiality inquiry within the context of shareholders’ voting decisions. It explores the definition of materiality with a focus on the “reasonable investor” concept embedded within the definition. The Essay argues that the implicit expectations of many commentators that …

The Employees’ Dilemma: Balancing Internal Reporting, Whistleblowing, And Insider Trading Risks, Geeyoung Min

Seattle University Law Review

The Essay examines how recent developments in insider trading regulations and whistleblower reward programs can lead to unintended and counterproductive results of discouraging employees from using internal reporting channels within corporate compliance programs. While the presence of a robust and well-functioning corporate compliance program is a critical factor both in mitigating the level of public enforcement actions against companies and in protecting corporate managers from liability in private litigation, these programs often provide little incentive for employees to report potential misconduct internally.

Corporate compliance programs are designed to promote the upward information flow within the company, which is essential for …

The Climate-Arbitration Nexus: How Legitimate Expectations Shape Investor Claims In A Decarbonizing World, M. Uzeyir Karabiyik

American University International Law Review

The global push for climate change mitigation, particularly through renewable energy promotion and fossil fuel phase-out, has sparked a surge in investor-state arbitrations. At the heart of these arbitrations lies the concept of “legitimate expectations,” which is considered by arbitral tribunals as a cornerstone of the fair and equitable treatment (FET) standard. This Article conducts a comprehensive analysis of diverse approaches adopted by arbitral tribunals in interpreting legitimate expectations in the context of climate action. It then delves into specific interpretations of this concept within two categories: disputes related to states’ renewable energy promotion policies and those that stem from …

Through A Glass Darkly: How Securities Disclosures Give A Distorted View Of The Economy, Gerald F. Davis

Seattle University Law Review

Our understanding of the American economy often relies on stylized facts derived from mandatory disclosures by listed corporations. Data vendors like Standard & Poor’s vacuum up 10Ks and proxy statements into databases, and scholars distill these into tentative maps. This may have been adequate for a postwar economy centered on asset-heavy manufacturers, but it is increasingly out of step with an information-based economy. Companies listed on the stock market are fewer in number and less representative than they were, light in tangible assets and people, and heavy on IP. Basic facts such as what industry they are in are increasingly …

Shareholder Expression In A Time Of Heightened Political Tension, Aaron A. Dhir

Seattle University Law Review

In this article, I provide context for my forthcoming research project on shareholder proposals and racial equity audits. Since the murder of George Floyd in May of 2020, progressive shareholder actors have increasingly used the proposal mechanism to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice-related goals. These proposals have frequently gone beyond requesting the usual corporate fare of diversity trainings, intersectionality workshops, affinity groups, etc. Instead, a more ambitious type of proposal asks corporate America to conduct racial equity audits, defined as “an independent, objective and holistic analysis of a company’s policies, practices, products, services and efforts to combat systemic racism …

How The Antidiscrimination Law Of Commercial Transactions Really Works, Helen Norton

Seattle University Law Review

A variety of businesses now cite 303 Creative when seeking First Amendment protection for their refusal to serve certain customers based on those customers’ protected class status. How this litigation will play out remains to be seen. But future courts need not, and should not, repeat the 303 Creative Court’s misunderstanding of how the antidiscrimination law of commercial transactions actually works.

Part I of this Essay explains the Court’s longstanding understanding of the antidiscrimination law of commercial transactions, and then describes the Court’s failure to engage with this precedent in 303 Creative. Part II then identifies the 303 Creative decision’s …