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Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. United States Securities & Exchange Commission

Date
2015
Geography
District of Columbia
Part of
Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. United States Securities & Exchange Commission

About this case

Filing year
2015
Status
Complaint filed.
Geography
Docket number
15-cv-00217
Court/admin entity
United States → Federal Courts → D.D.C.
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Freedom of Information Act → Lawsuits Brought by Plaintiffs Aligned with Industry Interests
Principal law
United States → Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
At issue
Action to compel the SEC to disclose records of communications with investor-activist group Ceres and the New York Attorney General.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
02/12/2015
Complaint
Complaint filed.
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The Energy & Environment Legal Institute and the Free Market Environmental Law Clinic filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit (FOIA) against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The lawsuit, filed in the federal district court for the District of Columbia, seeks to compel production of documents relating to the SEC’s interactions with the investor-activist group Ceres and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. The FOIA request asked for text messages and emails containing specified climate change-related terms.

Summary

Action to compel the SEC to disclose records of communications with investor-activist group Ceres and the New York Attorney General.