Comments on: Nothing Ordinary About Sexual Orientation Discrimination http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/04/nothing_ordinar.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:18:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bill Sjostrom http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/04/nothing_ordinar.html/comment-page-1#comment-59655 Bill Sjostrom Thu, 06 Apr 2006 23:17:17 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/04/nothing-ordinary-about-sexual-orientation-discrimination.html#comment-59655 An important thing to note here is that the proposal is precatory, i.e., it requests but does not require Ford to make the change. The proposal is likely phrased this way because otherwise it would be bounced under 14a-8(i)(1) (improper under state law). Hence, even if the proposal is approved by a majority of Ford shareholders, the Ford board, in the exercise of its business judgment, can choose to ignore it. An important thing to note here is that the proposal is precatory, i.e., it requests but does not require Ford to make the change. The proposal is likely phrased this way because otherwise it would be bounced under 14a-8(i)(1) (improper under state law). Hence, even if the proposal is approved by a majority of Ford shareholders, the Ford board, in the exercise of its business judgment, can choose to ignore it.

]]> By: Marty Lederman http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/04/nothing_ordinar.html/comment-page-1#comment-59654 Marty Lederman Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:57:51 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/04/nothing-ordinary-about-sexual-orientation-discrimination.html#comment-59654 Thanks. I've created a PDF to which you might want to link: http://balkin.blogspot.com/sec.ford.pdf Thanks. I’ve created a PDF to which you might want to link:

http://balkin.blogspot.com/sec.ford.pdf

]]> By: Dan Filler http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/04/nothing_ordinar.html/comment-page-1#comment-59653 Dan Filler Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/04/nothing-ordinary-about-sexual-orientation-discrimination.html#comment-59653 Marty - A citation is now in the update. Marty – A citation is now in the update.

]]> By: Marty Lederman http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/04/nothing_ordinar.html/comment-page-1#comment-59652 Marty Lederman Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:28:44 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/04/nothing-ordinary-about-sexual-orientation-discrimination.html#comment-59652 Could someone please post a link to the SEC decision? Thanks Could someone please post a link to the SEC decision? Thanks

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