David Buren Wilson was elected a member of the Houston Community College System's board in 2013 who was censured for repeated incidences of what other members of the Board of Trustees deemed to be behavior that was not becoming of an elected official or beneficial to the HCC system. Wilson filed suit claiming that the censure was an offense to his First Amendment rights.
Supreme Court
Certiorari was granted in the case on April 26, 2021.[1] In a March 24, 2022 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Wilson's First Amendment rights were not violated by his fellow board members' censure of him because the censure did not result in any hindrance of his ability to exercise his free speech in his capacity as an elected official and member of the public. The opinion cites the fact that the use of censure by elected bodies to address the behavior and actions of their members is a practice with a long history in the United States, and it also states that the censure itself constitutes an exercise of First Amendment rights by Wilson's colleagues on the board who voted to reprimand him.[2]
References
^Howe, Amy (April 26, 2021). "Justices add new cases on state secrets, free speech". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^Gorsuch, Neil (March 24, 2022). "Houston Community College System, Petitioner v. David Buren Wilson" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2022.
External links
Text of Houston Community College System v. Wilson, No. 20-804, 595U.S. ___ (2022) is available from:JustiaOyez (oral argument audio)Supreme Court (slip opinion)
houston, community, college, system, wilson, 2022, united, states, supreme, court, case, related, first, amendment, united, states, constitution, supreme, court, united, statesargued, november, 2021decided, march, 2022full, case, namehouston, community, colleg. Houston Community College System v Wilson 595 U S 2022 is a United States Supreme Court case related to the First Amendment to the United States Constitution Houston Community College System v WilsonSupreme Court of the United StatesArgued November 2 2021Decided March 24 2022Full case nameHouston Community College System v David Buren WilsonDocket no 20 804Citations595 U S more Court membershipChief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Clarence Thomas Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor Elena Kagan Neil Gorsuch Brett Kavanaugh Amy Coney BarrettCase opinionMajorityGorsuch joined by unanimousLaws appliedU S Const amend I Contents 1 Background 2 Supreme Court 3 References 4 External linksBackground EditDavid Buren Wilson was elected a member of the Houston Community College System s board in 2013 who was censured for repeated incidences of what other members of the Board of Trustees deemed to be behavior that was not becoming of an elected official or beneficial to the HCC system Wilson filed suit claiming that the censure was an offense to his First Amendment rights Supreme Court EditCertiorari was granted in the case on April 26 2021 1 In a March 24 2022 decision the Supreme Court ruled that Wilson s First Amendment rights were not violated by his fellow board members censure of him because the censure did not result in any hindrance of his ability to exercise his free speech in his capacity as an elected official and member of the public The opinion cites the fact that the use of censure by elected bodies to address the behavior and actions of their members is a practice with a long history in the United States and it also states that the censure itself constitutes an exercise of First Amendment rights by Wilson s colleagues on the board who voted to reprimand him 2 References Edit Howe Amy April 26 2021 Justices add new cases on state secrets free speech SCOTUSblog Retrieved July 5 2021 Gorsuch Neil March 24 2022 Houston Community College System Petitioner v David Buren Wilson PDF Retrieved March 24 2022 External links EditText of Houston Community College System v Wilson No 20 804 595 U S 2022 is available from Justia Oyez oral argument audio Supreme Court slip opinion This article related to the Supreme Court of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Houston Community College System v Wilson amp oldid 1100035941, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
