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City of Huntington Beach, California, et al. v. Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-3694 · judgment October 30, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether the Constitution categorically denies a local government any capacity to invoke it against its State, without first determining—by reference to state law and the nature of the claim—the entity’s status within the State’s constitutional structure.
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Whether elected local officials may invoke the First Amendment against the State when state law compels them, in their official roles, to make a public statement they do not believe.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Michael Joseph Vigliotta
City Attorney's Office City of Huntington Beach
For respondent
David Mehretu
Meyers Nave
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 14 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 13 2026Reply of petitioners City of Huntington Beach, California, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 31 2025Brief of State Respondents in opposition filed.
- Dec 31 2025Brief of respondent Southern California Association of Governments in opposition filed.
- Nov 04 2025The motions to extend the time to file responses are granted and the time is extended to and including December 31, 2025, for all respondents.
- Nov 03 2025Motion of Gavin Newsom, et al. to extend the time to file a response from December 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Nov 03 2025Motion of Southern California Association of Governments to extend the time to file a response from December 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Oct 30 2025Response Requested. (Due December 1, 2025)
- Oct 23 2025Brief amici curiae of Independent Cities Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 22 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
- Oct 20 2025Brief amici curiae of City of Riverside, California, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 16 2025Waiver of right of respondents Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) to respond filed.
- Oct 01 2025Waiver of right of respondents Gavin Newsom, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of California, et al. to respond filed.
- Sep 18 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 23, 2025)
- Aug 13 2025Application (25A12) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until September 18, 2025.
- Aug 07 2025Application (25A12) to extend further the time from August 20, 2025 to September 18, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
- Jul 07 2025Application (25A12) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 20, 2025.
- Jun 30 2025Application (25A12) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 20, 2025 to August 20, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.