Matthew Lippincott and Creg Parks v. Warren Whisenhunt

A court may not judicially amend a statute by adding words that are not contained in the language of the statute. Instead, it must apply the statute as written. This appeal involves the Texas Citizens Participation Act, under which a defendant may move to dismiss a claim involving the exercise of the right to free speech upon a showing that the communication was made in connection with a matter of public concern. Here, the court of appeals held that the Act only applies to communications that are public in form. But the plain language of the Act merely limits its scope to communications…