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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
 
Proceedings and Orders
Dec 11 2020 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 13, 2021)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 30 2020 Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 13, 2021 to February 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
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.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jan 29 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 12, 2021 to March 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
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.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Mar 26 2021 Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the filing of a reply pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed.
Main Document
Mar 31 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
Mar 31 2021 Reply of petitioner Houston Community College System filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
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.
Main Document
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.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 14 2021 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Main Document Proof of Service
Jul 19 2021 Brief amici curiae of Texas Association of School Boards Legal Assistance Fund, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 20 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights in Education in support of neither party filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 21 2021 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jul 21 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 21 2021 Brief amici curiae of The State of Texas, et al. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jul 21 2021 Brief amicus curiae of American Jewish Committee filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
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)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 21 2021 CIRCULATED
Sep 24 2021 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
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.
Main Document Proof of Service
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)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
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.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Richard A. Morris
Counsel of Record
Rogers, Morris & Grover, L.L.P.
5718 Westheimer Road, Suite 1200
Houston, TX 77057
rmorris@rmgllp.com
Ph: 7139606019
Party name: Houston Community College System


Attorneys for Respondents
Michael B. Kimberly
Counsel of Record
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY
500 North Capitol Street, NW
The McDermott Building
Washington, DC 20001
mkimberly@mwe.com
Ph: (202) 756-8901
Party name: David Buren Wilson


Other Attorneys
Edwin Smiley Kneedler
Counsel of Record
U.S. Department of Justice
10th & Constitution Ave
Washington, DC 20530
Judith.L.Reardon-Bridges@usdoj.gov
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 2145748800
Party name: Texas Association of School Boards Legal Assistance Fund, et al.

 

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