SEC Commissioners Call for Stop to Conflict Minerals Reporting

摘要

A pair of Securities and Exchange Commission commissioners in late April called for a halt on conflict minerals reporting, citing First Amendment concerns identified by a circuit court. Daniel Gallagher and Michael Piwowar issued a joint statement agreeing with an April 14 decision rendered by the D.C. Circuit Court that found that requiring companies to disclose whether products are compliant with SEC rules covering the use of materials from the Democratic Republic of Congo violates the First Amendment.