Judge Finds California Female Director Quota Law To Be Unconstitutional

Published date18 May 2022
Subject MatterCorporate/Commercial Law, Corporate and Company Law, Directors and Officers, Corporate Governance
Law FirmAllen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
AuthorMr Keith P. Bishop

Following a lengthy trial, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis has found that California's female director quota law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the California Constitution. Crest v. Padilla L.A. Super. Ct. Case No. 19STCV27561. Enacted in 2018, SB 826 imposed quotas on the number of female directors of publicly held corporations with their principal executive...

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