Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2021

Houston Community College System v. Wilson

Decided March 24, 2022. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 20-804 · 595 U.S. 468 · Cited 60 times

Holding

Respondent Wilson does not possess an actionable First Amendment claim arising from his purely verbal censure by the Board of Trustees of the Houston Community College System.

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