Until very recently, corporate law and financial regulation served as prominent examples of federalism and state competition. Both regimes, however, have now come under assault. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and regulatory initiatives by the Securities and Exchange Commission threaten to eviscerate, and perhaps to dismantle, corporations' and shareholders' choice of...

The Securities and Exchange Commission should weigh a compromise proposal on proxy access and how to pay for it.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has recently proposed rules to assist shareholders in placing nominees for directors on the ballot at shareholders meetings. In a recent release, the SEC stated that the proposed rules "may serve to align the interests of the board and security holders, thereby giving investors greater...

Senator Bill Nelsonis turning his attention and considerable energies to election reform because of the problems experienced during this year'sprimaries.