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• Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
• Potential Climate Change Disclosure Obligations Under the Federal Securities Laws and State Law
• Second Circuit’s September 21, 2009 decision in Connecticut v. American Electric Power Company, Inc., Nos. 05-5104-cv, 05-5119-cv

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WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
Summary for Attorneys General
This document summarizes relevant provisions of the law related to the creation of the Bureau and highlights some sections of importance to the Attorneys General in crafting a partnership with this new Federal agency.

POTENTIAL CLIMATE CHANGE DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS AND STATE LAW
Lisa Kohl, Law Clerk
Growing scientific conclusions concerning the existence of climate change and increased executive and legislative attention given to the issue indicate that climate change regulation is increasingly probable..

SECOND CIRCUIT’S SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 DECISION IN CONNECTICUT V. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC., NOS. 05-5104-CV, 05-5119-CV
Sarah Bertozzi, Visiting Counsel
A summary of the panel’s September 21 opinion and a discussion of its ramifications, beginning, as the court did, with background on Plaintiffs’ complaints and the District Court’s Opinion and Order.