Legal Opinion

Business Roundtable v. Securities & Exchange Commission

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided July 22, 2011No. 10-1305PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.

GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

The Business Roundtable and the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, each of which has corporate members that issue publicly traded securities, petition for review of Exchange Act Rule 14a-ll. The rule requires public companies to provide shareholders with information about, and their ability to vote for, shareholder-nominated candidates for the board of directors. The petitioners argue the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated the rule in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 551…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Chamber of Commerce of United States v. Securities & Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
  3. Public Citizen v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
  4. American Equity Investment Life Insurance v. Securities & Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Association of Private Sector Colleges & Universities v. DuncanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
  2. Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
  3. Cellco Partnership v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
  4. Investment Co. Institute v. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013
  5. Christopher Brown v. John CalamosCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011

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