Articles in the Liability & Immunity category

June 11, 2026

Supreme Court Clarifies Public Official Immunity Test in Hwang v. Cairns (June 11, 2026)

Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard

READ POST

Liability & Immunity

June 1, 2026

Public Official Immunity: The Basics (June 1, 2026)

Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard

READ POST

Liability & Immunity

September 26, 2025

Court Is in Session: Advice about Litigation from Local Government Lawyers (September 26, 2025)

Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard

READ POST

General Local Government (Miscellaneous) | Liability & Immunity | Litigation

September 15, 2025

New Resource Available: “A Civil Litigation Guide for Non-Attorneys in Local Government” (September 15, 2025)

Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard

READ POST

General Local Government (Miscellaneous) | Liability & Immunity | Litigation | School of Government Announcements

May 2, 2025

The State of Legislative Immunity for Local Government Officials (May 2, 2025)

Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard

READ POST

Governmental vs. Proprietary Functions | Liability & Immunity

October 11, 2024

Liability Issues in Emergency Management for Local Governments (October 11, 2024)

Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard

READ POST

Emergency Management | Liability & Immunity

September 19, 2024

Governmental Immunity Insights from the Court of Appeals (September 19, 2024)

Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard

READ POST

March 22, 2024

When Can a Public Official Face Liability for Blocking Users or Deleting Comments on Social Media? The Supreme Court Sets a New Test in Lindke v. Freed. (March 22, 2024)

Kristi Nickodem

READ POST

General Local Government (Miscellaneous) | Liability & Immunity

July 13, 2020

A Pause in the Legislative Session (July 13, 2020)

Aimee Wall

READ POST

June 20, 2019

Public Official Immunity for Intentional Torts? The Split Continues (June 20, 2019)

Trey Allen

READ POST

General Local Government (Miscellaneous) | Governmental & Sovereign Immunity | Liability & Immunity | Litigation

1 2

CATEGORIES

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding (36)

Expenditure Authority (13)

Project & Expenditure Report (7)

Uniform Guidance (14)

Animal Services (14)

Administration (11)

Animal Shelters (5)

Cruelty & Fighting (2)

Dangerous Animals (3)

Nuisance Animals (1)

Rabies Control (3)

Board Structure & Procedures (129)

Agency Administration (8)

Appointments & Oaths (13)

Board Member Powers & Authority (31)

Board Structures (10)

Boards of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, & Substance Abuse (1)

Boards of Social Services (10)

Constitutional Issues (4)

Miscellaneous (17)

Motions, Minutes, & Hearings (26)

Quorum & Voting Requirements (32)

Community & Economic Development (69)

Affordable Housing & Minimum Housing Codes (17)

Community Development & Redevelopment (23)

Development Finance (24)

Downtown Revitalization (16)

Economic Development (27)

Grants (10)

Miscellaneous (4)

Elections (56)

Campaign Signs (3)

Conflicts (1)

Elections Administration (10)

Federal Regulations (8)

Local Board of Elections (5)

Miscellaneous (8)

Redistricting (9)

Removal of Elected Officials (5)

Terms of Office (8)

Voting (18)

Emergency Management (45)

Emergency Ordinances (11)

Emergency Restrictions (13)

Miscellaneous (7)

State of Emergency (18)

Employment (57)

ADEA (1)

Americans with Disabilities Act (2)

Compensation & Benefits (17)

Discipline & Discharge (9)

Discrimination (4)

Fair Labor Standards Act (8)

Family & Medical Leave Act (4)

FMLA (1)

Freedom of Speech (6)

Medical Inquiries & Medical Testing (4)

Miscellaneous (6)

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (1)

Recruitment & Selection (6)

Searches & Drug Testing (3)

Title VII (5)

Ethics & Conflicts (45)

Codes of Ethics (3)

Conflicts of Interest (21)

Ethics Training (3)

Gifts & Favors (2)

Lobbying (1)

Miscellaneous (6)

Professional Responsibility for Government Attorneys (14)

State Ethics Act (1)

Voting (5)

Finance & Tax (410)

Accounting, Reporting, Auditing (10)

Bankruptcy (1)

Borrowing Money / Issuing Debt (14)

Budgeting & Appropriations (44)

Cash Management & Investments (9)

Collections & Foreclosure (2)

Constitutional Issues (9)

County Finance (16)

Development Finance (29)

Energy Finance (2)

Expenditure Control & Preaudit (15)

Fees, Charges, Penalties (20)

Financial Management & Oversight (15)

Fire Protection Funding (3)

Miscellaneous (12)

Municipal Finance (16)

Occupancy Taxes (1)

Privilege License Taxes (7)

Property Taxes (181)

Public Authority Finance (24)

Public Enterprise / Utility Finance (52)

Public School Finance (16)

Sales & Other Local Taxes (20)

Solid Waste Finance (14)

Special Assessments (10)

Special Taxing Districts (11)

State-shared Revenue (4)

General Local Government (Miscellaneous) (218)

Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) (3)

Annexation (12)

Legislation (20)

Litigation (11)

Miscellaneous (23)

Helene Response (17)

Land Use & Code Enforcement (221)

Administration & Enforcement (38)

Constitutional & Statutory Limitations (19)

Development Fees (7)

Downtown Revitalization (17)

Land Subdivision (21)

Legislative Decisions (18)

Miscellaneous (5)

Planning (18)

Police Power Regulations (9)

Quasi-Judicial Decisions (26)

Zoning (64)

Liability & Immunity (16)

Governmental & Sovereign Immunity (5)

Governmental vs. Proprietary Functions (6)

Open Government (170)

Employees & Social Media (3)

Miscellaneous (5)

Open Meetings (69)

Public Hearings (13)

Public Records (Electronic) (23)

Public Records (Financial) (6)

Public Records (General) (49)

Public Records (Personnel) (27)

Public Records (Retention) (6)

Ordinances & Police Powers (50)

Constitutional Issues (8)

Enforcement (15)

Miscellaneous (3)

Nuisance Abatement (5)

Statutory Authority & Construction (18)

Streets & Parking (7)

Public Health (110)

Agency Administration (20)

Animal Law (4)

Boards of Public Health (21)

Communicable Diseases (33)

Environmental Health (8)

Health Information & Records (19)

Miscellaneous (10)

Smoking Laws (8)

Vaccines (4)

Public Schools (1)

Purchasing, Construction, Property Transactions (82)

Bidding & Bidding Exceptions (25)

Conflicts (4)

Construction Contracts (23)

Contract Requirements (24)

Design Services / Mini-Brooks Act (9)

Disposal of Property / Surplus Property (16)

Federal Grant Requirements (9)

HUBs (3)

Immigration Issues (1)

Local Preferences (7)

Miscellaneous (8)

Purchasing / Purchase Contracts / Purchase Orders (16)

School of Government Announcements (4)

Social Services (62)

Adult Protective Services (13)

Agency Administration (22)

Boards of Social Services (12)

Child Welfare (16)

Confidentiality (12)

Miscellaneous (5)

Public Assistance (6)

Public Guardianship (6)

Uncategorized (12)

Articles in the Liability & Immunity category

Supreme Court Clarifies Public Official Immunity Test in Hwang v. Cairns (June 11, 2026)

Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard

Public Official Immunity: The Basics (June 1, 2026)

Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard

Court Is in Session: Advice about Litigation from Local Government Lawyers (September 26, 2025)

Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard

New Resource Available: “A Civil Litigation Guide for Non-Attorneys in Local Government” (September 15, 2025)

Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard

The State of Legislative Immunity for Local Government Officials (May 2, 2025)

Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard

Liability Issues in Emergency Management for Local Governments (October 11, 2024)

Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard

Governmental Immunity Insights from the Court of Appeals (September 19, 2024)

Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard

When Can a Public Official Face Liability for Blocking Users or Deleting Comments on Social Media? The Supreme Court Sets a New Test in Lindke v. Freed. (March 22, 2024)

Kristi Nickodem

A Pause in the Legislative Session (July 13, 2020)

Aimee Wall

Public Official Immunity for Intentional Torts? The Split Continues (June 20, 2019)

Trey Allen

SUBSCRIBE

CATEGORIES

BLOG AUTHORS