Oral Argument: Houston Community College Sys. v. Wilson | Case No. 20-804 | Date Argued: 11/2/2021 | Date Decided: 3/24/2022

Houston Community College Sys. v. Wilson | Case No. 20-804 | Date Argued: 11/2/2021 | Date Decided: 3/24/2022 Question Presented: Does the First Amendment restrict the authority of an elected body to issue a censure resolution in response to a member's speech? Holding: Mr. Wilson does not possess an actionable First Amendment claim arising from the Board’s purely verbal censure. Result: Judgment REVERSED. Voting Breakdown: 9-0. Justice Gorsuch delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Link to Opinion: Here . Oral Advocates: For Petitioner: Richard A. Morris, Houston, Tex.; and Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For Respondent: MIchael B. Kimberly, Washington, D.C.