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- 1 2 Kenneth M. Hoyt at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
- ↑ Wilson v. Hous. Cmty. Coll. Sys., No. 18-CV-00744, 2019 WL 1317797 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 22, 2019)
- ↑ Note, Recent Case: Fifth Circuit Creates Circuit Split by Finding a Legislature’s Censure Can Violate the First Amendment , 134 Harv. L. Rev. 2638(2021).
- ↑ Liptak, Adam (25 March 2022). "Censure of Politician Did Not Violate First Amendment, Supreme Court Rules". The New York Times. p. A16. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
