Dismissal Bid Disputed In Association’s Suit Over Missouri’s New ESG Rules

(December 8, 2023, 10:47 AM EST) -- JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Arguing that it has both associational standing and a cause of action to challenge new Missouri rules requiring “a state-authored script” for “incorporating a social or nonfinancial objective into investment advice,” a trade association urged a Missouri federal court to deny state officials’ dismissal motion....