The past year has been an active one for Supreme Court cases affecting state and local governments. In support of this volume of activity, the State and Local Legal Center (SLLC) files amicus curae briefs in support of state and local governments and provides other resources to governments facing Supreme Court litigation. ICMA and the other Big 7 national associations representing state and local governments are members of the SLLC and form the Staff Advisory Council, which recommends cases and provides guidance to SLLC executive staff.

At the annual spring meeting of ICMA's Governmental Affairs and Policy Committee (GAPC), SLLC Executive Director Lisa Soronen shared with the group some of the most relevant and important caseswith implications for state and local governments that were recently decided. ICMA has signed on to amicus briefs submitted for three cases in FY12.

The SLLC is offering a free Supreme Court webinar on July 19 covering the most important case from this term affecting state and local government.  For more information, click here.