Showing posts with label License plates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label License plates. Show all posts
Friday, March 03, 2023

Objectors To Religious Motto on License Plates May Cover the Motto

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In Griggs v. Graham ,  (SD MS, March 2, 2023), plaintiffs objected to the design of the default Mississippi license plates that included the...
Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Suit Challenges "In God We Trust" On Mississippi License Plates

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Suit was filed yesterday in a Mississippi federal district court by atheist and secular humanist plaintiffs challenging the constitutionalit...
Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Disabled Veteran Sues Over Personalized License Plate

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A lawsuit was filed Monday in a Kentucky federal district court by Shaun DeWaters, a disabled Marine Corps combat veteran, against the Kentu...
Thursday, November 14, 2019

State Must Issue "IM GOD" Vanity License Plate

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In Hart v. Thomas ,  (ED KY, Nov. 13, 2019), a Kentucky federal district court held that a car owner's First Amendment rights were infri...
Wednesday, April 04, 2018

Refusal of "IM GOD" License Plate Can Be Challenged In Federal Court

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In Hart v. Thomas ,  (ED KY, March 30, 2018), a Kentucky federal district court rejected an 11th Amendment sovereign immunity defense raised...
Sunday, July 02, 2017

Michigan Governor Vetoes Bill Requiring Pro-Life License Plate

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On June 30, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder vetoed SB 163 ( full text ), a bill that would have required the state to issue a fund-raising &qu...
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Suit Challenges Kentucky's Denial of "IM GOD" License Plate

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The ACLU and Freedom From Religion Foundation yesterday announced the filing of a lawsuit in Kentucky federal district court challenging th...
Thursday, August 18, 2016

Settlement Reached Permitting "8THEIST" License Plate In New Jersey

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Last week, a New Jersey federal district court approved the parties' settlement agreement ( full text ) in Morgan v. Martinez.   In the ...
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

In Utah, "In God We Trust" License Plate Now Costs Less

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As reported by the Salt Lake Tribune , Utah Governor Gary Herbert on Monday signed into law H.B. 127 ( full text ), making the state's &...
Friday, March 18, 2016

4th Circuit Upholds North Carolina's "Choose Life" License Plates

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In ACLU of  North Carolina v. Tennyson ,  (4th Cir., March 10, 2016), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision upheld North C...
Saturday, August 08, 2015

2nd Circuit Withdraws Earlier License Plate Opinion In Light of Supreme Court's Walker Decision

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In May in  Children First Foundation, Inc. v. Fiala  ( full text ), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision by the New York ...
Wednesday, August 05, 2015

10th Circuit: Oklahoma's License Plate Design Survives Compelled Speech Challenge

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In Cressman v. Thompson ,  (10th Cir., Aug. 4, 2015), the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a compelled speech challenge to Oklaho...
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Supreme Court Holds Specialty License Plates Are "Government Speech"

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Today in Walker v. Texas Division. Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. ,  (Sup. Ct., June 18, 2015), the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision...
Thursday, May 14, 2015

Challenge To Refusal of "8THEIST" Vanity Plate May Proceed

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In Morgan v. Martinez , (D NJ, May 12, 2015), an atheist seeking to express her beliefs sued the head of the New Jersey's Motor Vehicle ...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

5th Circuit: Designs of Specialty Plates Are Private Speech Protected By 1st Amendment; Cert. Filed On Similar Issue

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In Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. v. Vandergriff ,  (5th Cir., July 14, 2014), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals hel...
Friday, April 18, 2014

Atheist Sues New Jersey Over Refusal of Vanity License Plate

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A New Jersey woman yesterday filed suit in federal district court against the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission over its refusal to issue ...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Pastor Loses Claim That Oklahoma License Plates Force Him To Display Image That Violates His Beliefs

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In Cressman v. Thompson ,  (WD OK, Jan. 14, 2014), a Oklahoma federal district court rejected plaintiff's 1st Amendment compelled speech...