Carliss Chatman

Our article Values Primacy & Total Governance Through Activism was analyzed today by @corpgov-net.bsky.social
We argue that stakeholder activism is governance—and already shapes corporate identity and accountability. Grateful for the thoughtful engagement.

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Texas Plan to Ban Securities Taxes Would Bolster Business Image Opinion: A new ballot measure to constitutionally ban securities-transfer taxes could quietly reshape Texas' tax landscape if approved in November.

New post for @bloomberglaw.com from Faculty Affiliate @carlissc.bsky.social: "By constitutionally entrenching its pro-market posture, Texas is betting that predictability is the new subsidy."
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New post from our Faculty Affiliate @carlissc.bsky.social!

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At the University of Bologna, I spoke on “Corporations and the Value of Identity,” introducing the Governance Triangle—regulators, investors, and markets. When regulation retreats and shareholders lose voice, markets and values govern instead.

Disney’s Jimmy Kimmel Flip Shows Why Values Matter for Governance Opinion: Disney's decision to cancel Jimmy Kimmel's program, only to reinstate him days later, shows why companies must put values at the center of corporate governance.

Disney’s Kimmel reversal shows why governance is about values—not just profits. Boards ignore civic accountability at their peril. My latest commentary with Bloomberg: news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-exchan... #CorporateGovernance #TotalGovernance

Presented Contracting for Reparations at the 9th Slavery: Past, Present and Future Global Meeting in Amsterdam 🇳🇱

I proposed a private-sector model—The American Reparations Trust—that frames reparations as a contractual remedy for the economic breach of emancipation. No state action needed.

Justice Jackson Warns Timing Rules Shield Systemic Workplace Bias Opinion: SMU associate law professor Carliss Chatman writes that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's overlooked dissent tries to reorient courts to recognize discrimination in contract disputes.

Thrilled to share my latest article in Bloomberg Law: “Justice Jackson Warns Timing Rules Shield Systemic Workplace Bias.”
Read the full article here: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

I'm thrilled to announce that my latest work in progress, 1981, has been accepted for publication in the Washington and Lee Law Review. The current draft is available for download on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Companies like Costco have a strong legal case for keeping DEI Under the Trump administration, more companies have been rolling back their DEI policies, but there are some holdouts, including Costco.

As legal attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives rise, Faculty Affiliate Carliss Chatman (@carlissc.bsky.social) speaks to @marketplace.org and provides insights on the decisions of companies such as Costco continuing their DEI practices: www.marketplace.org/2025/02/11/a...

A snow day nap.

Ahem…

1981: This article by @carlissc.bsky.social discusses the limitations of enforcing 42 USC § 1981, a law intended to address contract #inequality & systemic #racism in American capitalism.

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24-30.

Yes. Maybe 30 when including those coming just for dessert.

Thanksgiving menu may be in the we’re doing too much range:
Turkey
Brisket
Ham
Sausage and boudin
Dressing
Greens
Cabbage
Green beans
Dirty rice
Mac and cheese
Rolls
Cheesecake
Red velvet cake
Lemon pound cake
Yellow cake with chocolate frosting
Chocolate pie
Sweet potato pie

1 Gaetz = 1/64 of a Scaramucci #TrumpMath

Clearly Gaetz was having freakoffs and that report is about to be leaked.

Texas is an example of what everyone can expect if there’s a nationwide abortion ban.

Yep since last year. Although I’m between here and Boston this fall and Florida in the spring.

It will never stop being utterly insane to me that Trump fans rioted, shat in the Capitol, smashed windows, battered police and terrorized people nationwide when he was fired by 80 million voters for condemning 1 million to die of COVID then 73 million rehired him and they demand we "come together."

A dispatch from TX: my GYN offered sterilization or a longer acting IUD “while I still can.” I complained about the difficulty in scheduling and she said “gyn residents aren’t coming here and the population is growing.”

These motherfuckers. Sure, they say it's optional. But schools that use it get $60 a head for using it. And it's not optional for the kids in the schools that take it.

Are we allowed to complain about the Biden administration yet, or are we still doing that thing where we blame Democrats for not centering white identity politics enough?

Join me next weekend!

My first official BGV Webinar ✨️

@blackgirlvitamins In this webinar, we’ll be unpacking the topic with Dr Swiner and we’re sure you’ll find many gems!

Date: Sat Nov 23
Time: 12 PM EST
Link To Sign Up: In our bio

Welcome to all the Black women who are retiring their capes. Some of us did that a while ago thanks in part to my friend @docswiner.bsky.social and her No Superwoman Movement showcased in her best-selling book How to Avoid the Superwoman Complex: 12 Ways to Balance Mind, Body & Spirit a.co/d/fUCaUGg

Thank you in advance to whichever of my season ticket holder friends is taking me to the Beyoncé Christmas concert.

Apple’s Tim Cook Has Ways to Cope With the Looming Trump Tariffs With its heavy reliance on China, Apple remains vulnerable to Donald Trump’s tariffs. But Tim Cook likely has a plan to soften the blow. Also: A detailed look at Apple’s upcoming smart home device, an...

Cozying up to Trump may not sit well with many Apple employees, but Tim Cook will likely do what it takes to protect Apple from tougher trade policies.

Singapore Oil Tycoon OK Lim Sentenced to 17 1/2 Years in Jail Singapore oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin has been sentenced to 17 and a half years in jail for cheating HSBC Holdings Plc and instigating forgery, bringing closer to an end a case that has shaken the city-st...

BREAKING: Oil tycoon OK Lim gets a 17.5-year jail sentence for cheating HSBC and instigating forgery in one of Singapore's biggest trading scandals

First full day in CDMX starts with Frida