In a landmark victory for the American private sector, a federal court has ruled in ASBC v. Hegar that Texas Senate Bill 13 unconstitutionally restricted the rights of businesses and investors to operate freely. Represented by Democracy Forward, Emery Celli Abady Brinckerhoff Ward & Maazel LLP, and Guerrero & Whittle PLLC, the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) successfully argued that penalizing companies for considering long-term sustainability and ESG factors violates First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. This decision reinforces that true market freedom requires the ability to mitigate risk and pursue long-term returns without government meddling, sending a clear message from the heart of Texas to the rest of the country: you cannot punish the discipline, foresight, and constitutional right of businesses to choose a sustainable path.