The Supreme Court has taken up a case further highlighting why local politics is of the utmost importance.
On Wednesday, the court heard a case involving a spat between a local politician and other members of the city’s government. Sylvia Gonzalez, a 72-year-old former city councilwoman from Castle Hills, Texas, found herself at the center of a national conversation on free speech, government retaliation, and the limits of qualified immunity.
The controversy stems from a 2019 arrest over her handling of government documents. But she argues that the arrest was retaliation for her criticisms of local government officials.
The Supreme Court took up Gonzalez’s lawsuit against Castle Hills Mayor Edward “JR” Trevino over the alleged retaliatory arrest. But the conflict did not start there.
In 2019, she won a race for a seat on the city council. She decided to run after hearing…
