The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to take up a California case that could determine whether private lawyers hired as outside counsel by local governments are immune from civil rights lawsuits challenging their actions.
The case of Filarsky v. Delia is one of eight new cases the court added to the docket for the fall term that begins Oct. 3. On Monday, the court held its “long conference” at which it reviewed hundreds of petitions filed over the summer. The order list granting Filarsky and the other cases is the result of that conference.
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