| No. 20-804 | |
| Title: | Houston Community College System, Petitioner v. David Buren Wilson |
| Docketed: | December 14, 2020 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-20237) |
| Decision Date: | April 7, 2020 |
| Rehearing Denied: | July 15, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Dec 11 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 13, 2021) |
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| Dec 30 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 13, 2021 to February 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Dec 31 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 12, 2021. |
| Jan 13 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Texas Association of School Boards Legal Assistance Fund filed. |
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| Jan 29 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 12, 2021 to March 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Feb 01 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 22, 2021. |
| Mar 22 2021 | Brief of respondent David Buren Wilson in opposition filed. |
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| Mar 26 2021 | Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the filing of a reply pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed. |
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| Mar 31 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021. |
| Mar 31 2021 | Reply of petitioner Houston Community College System filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 19 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021. |
| Apr 26 2021 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jun 01 2021 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Jun 04 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 14, 2021. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 17, 2021. |
| Jun 24 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Houston Community College System |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Jun 24 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, David Buren Wilson |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Jul 14 2021 | Brief of petitioner Houston Community College System filed. |
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| Jul 14 2021 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Jul 19 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Texas Association of School Boards Legal Assistance Fund, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights in Education in support of neither party filed. |
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| Jul 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Jul 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges filed. |
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| Jul 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The State of Texas, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of American Jewish Committee filed. |
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| Aug 16 2021 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, November 2, 2021. |
| Sep 01 2021 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. |
| Sep 01 2021 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Sep 17 2021 | Brief of respondent David Buren Wilson filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 21 2021 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 24 2021 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 24 2021 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed. |
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| Oct 12 2021 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 15 2021 | Reply of petitioner Houston Community College System filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 18 2021 | The time for oral argument is allotted as follows: 20 minutes for petitioner, 15 minutes for the Acting Solicitor General, and 35 minutes for respondent. |
| Oct 28 2021 | The record from the U.S.D.C. Southern District of Texas has been electronically filed. |
| Nov 02 2021 | Argued. 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. |
| Mar 24 2022 | Judgment REVERSED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Apr 25 2022 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Richard A. Morris Counsel of Record | Rogers, Morris & Grover, L.L.P. 5718 Westheimer Road, Suite 1200 Houston, TX 77057 rmorris@rmgllp.com | 7139606019 |
| Party name: Houston Community College System | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Michael B. Kimberly Counsel of Record | MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY 500 North Capitol Street, NW The McDermott Building Washington, DC 20001 mkimberly@mwe.com | (202) 756-8901 |
| Party name: David Buren Wilson | ||
| Other | ||
| Edwin Smiley Kneedler Counsel of Record | U.S. Department of Justice 10th & Constitution Ave Washington, DC 20530 Judith.L.Reardon-Bridges@usdoj.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Jessica Lynn Ellsworth Counsel of Record | Hogan Lovells US, LLP 555 13th Street, N. W. Washington, DC 20004 jessica.ellsworth@hoganlovells.com | 202-637-5886 |
| Party name: Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges | ||
| Gregory E. Ostfeld Counsel of Record | Greenbert Traurig, LLP 77 W. Wacker Drive Suite 3100 Chicago, IL 60601 ostfeldg@gtlaw.com | 3124765056 |
| Party name: American Jewish Committee | ||
| Judd Edward Stone II Counsel of Record | Texas Attorney General's Office P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 judd.stone@oag.texas.gov | 512-936-1700 |
| Party name: The State of Texas, The District of Columbia and Fifteen Additional States | ||
| Emerson James Sykes Counsel of Record | American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10004 esykes@aclu.org | 6468858331 |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, Institute for Free Speech, and The Rutherford Institute | ||
| Eugene Volokh Counsel of Record | UCLA School of Law 385 Charles E. Young Dr. E Los Angeles, CA 90095 volokh@law.ucla.edu | 310-206-3926 |
| Party name: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education | ||
| Meredith Prykryl Walker Counsel of Record | Walsh Gallegos Trevino Russo & Kyle P.C. 105 Decker Court, Suite 700 Irving, TX 75062 mwalker@wabsa.com | 2145748800 |
| Party name: Texas Association of School Boards Legal Assistance Fund, et al. | ||