National Ass'n of Manufacturers v. Securities and Exchange Commission

ELR Citation: 43 ELR 20167
No(s). 13-cv-635 (D.D.C. Jul 23, 2013) (Haddon, J.)

A district court upheld an SEC rule imposing certain disclosure requirements for companies that use "conflict minerals" originating in and around the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Manufacturing groups argued that the rule's requirement that companies publish their conflict minerals disclosures o...