<http://alm-editorial-us.msgfocus.com/c/11czQj1EYUTnaVKBLO0> 2nd Circuit Overturns Religious License Plate Restriction New York Law Journal
A state law that prohibits vanity license plates containing religious messages violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment, the 2nd Circuit ruled Friday. The circuit said a Vermont statute that barred a driver from obtaining a vanity plate referring to the Biblical verse John 3:16, "impermissibly restricts expression from a religious viewpoint." The law was found fatally flawed because it distinguished between people who sought to express secular and religious views "on the same subject." Joel L. Sogol Attorney at Law 811 21st Avenue Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401 ph (205) 345-0966 fx (205) 345-0971 <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] Ben Franklin observed that truth wins a fair fight -- which is why we have evidence rules in U.S. courts.
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