Supreme Court's 2024-2025 Term and Local Government: Key Cases, Anticipated Impacts
A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE course will guide municipal and local government attorneys through the significant cases the U.S. Supreme Court will hear in the 2024-2025 term that have implications for local governments. The panel will explore the issues at stake, the potential impacts on local governance, and the challenges and opportunities these cases present.
Outline
- Overview of key cases
- Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services
- EMD Sales v. Carrera
- Stanley v. City of Stanford
- Lackey v. Stinnie
- Barnes v. Felix
- Garland v. VanderStok
- City and County of San Francisco v. EPA
- Seven Court Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colo.
- Employment law implications
- Title VII discrimination claims
- FLSA exemptions and burden of proof
- ADA and post-employment benefits
- Environmental regulations
- Clean Water Act and NPDES permits
- Implications for local government compliance
- Public safety and firearms control
- Regulation of "ghost guns" under the Gun Control Act
- Impact on local law enforcement
- Civil rights and attorney’s fees
- Section 1988 and the definition of "prevailing party"
- Financial implications for local governments
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What are the potential impacts of the Supreme Court's 2024-2025 term cases on local government operations and liability?
- How could these cases affect local governments' finances and obligations under federal statutes?
Faculty
Meaghan VerGow
Partner
O'Melveny & Myers
Ms. VerGow is firmwide co-chair of the Securities Litigation and Financial Services Practice. A highly regarded... | Read More
Ms. VerGow is firmwide co-chair of the Securities Litigation and Financial Services Practice. A highly regarded litigator who assists clients with complex commercial litigation and class actions at the trial and appellate levels, she also counsels clients on legal, policy, and regulatory matters. Ms. VerGow is also a member of the firm’s Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation Practice, she has briefed and argued cases in federal and state trial and appellate courts across the US, and has obtained multiple unanimous Supreme Court victories. Ms. VerGow's strategic insights have supported a long record of judgments in her client’s favor. Her areas of focus include health care, administrative law, insurance law, federal jurisdiction and preemption, constitutional law, ERISA, and securities law. Ms. VerGow also maintains an active First Amendment practice.
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Davin A. Widgerow
Partner
Burke, Williams & Sorensen
Mr. Widgerow is a partner in Burke’s San Diego office. He received his J.D. from the University of Madison,... | Read More
Mr. Widgerow is a partner in Burke’s San Diego office. He received his J.D. from the University of Madison, Wisconsin, in 2011, and his B.A. cum laude in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2005. Mr. Widgerow has extensive experience representing public agencies in both advisory and litigation roles, including as a Deputy City Attorney for the City of San Diego, and a Deputy Attorney General for the California Department of Justice. He is familiar with the full range of laws affecting California public agencies, particularly in environmental and land use law. Mr. Widgerow has special expertise advising agencies and litigating cases involving the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Clean Water Act, CERCLA, hazardous waste laws, toxic tort law, and a suite of related laws and regulations involving air quality, water quality and flood control, public contracting, open meetings laws, and the Public Records Act, among others. He is also an experienced litigator, and has handled cases involving CEQA, air quality regulations, insurance coverage disputes, and permitting and hazardous waste issues.
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