A California judge struck down as unconstitutional a state law forcing publicly held corporations headquartered in California to meet a quota of board members who self-identify as women or face fines.
Los Angeles County-based California Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis ruled (pdf) on May 13 in Crest v. Padilla that the state law known as SB 826, which compelled corporate boards to seat up to three female-identifying directors, ran afoul of the constitutional right to equal treatment.
