Robert J. Jackson, Jr.

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New York Officials Urge SEC To Adopt Rules Requiring Public Companies to Disclose Political Spending

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This week, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to respond to a petition I co-authored with my colleagues John Coffee, Ronald Gilson and … Read more

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Editor's Tweet: Professor Robert Jackson. of Columbia Law School discusses New York's efforts to urge the SEC to act on political spending disclosure
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The Case for Transparency in Corporate Political Spending

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A committee of law professors that I co-chair with Lucian Bebchuk has petitioned the SEC  to develop rules requiring public companies to disclose the use of shareholder money on politics. The petition has received unprecedented support, including comments from more … Read more

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Editor's Tweet: Professor Robert Jackson of Columbia Law School responds to recent opposition to disclosure of corporate spending on politics