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LOS ANGELES (AP) When then-California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation's first law requiring women on boards of publicly traded companies, he suggested it might not survive legal challenges. Three years later, a judge will begin hearing evidence Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court that could undo the law credited with giving more women seats in boardrooms traditionally dominated by men.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When then-California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation s first law requiring women on boards of publicly traded companies, he suggested it might not survive legal challenges.