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Georgia sued for banning ‘gay’ license plates
An Atlanta man says that the state of Georgia violated his constitutional rights to free speech when it denied an application for vanity license plates with the word “gay.” Two free-speech attorneys have filed a lawsuit on behalf of James Cyrus Gilbert against Georgia Department of Driver Services Commissioner Robert…
Controversial religious license plates put Perry on the spot
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The approval of a specialty Texas vehicle license plate which says “One State Under God” and shows three crosses has again put Texas Governor Rick Perry on the spot in the Republican presidential race. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles board, all of whom were appointed…
SC: ‘I Believe’ license plates get the thumbs up
Sorry, SC readers, but your state is two for two today on the wingnut scoreboard after the HS gay-straight alliance ban attempt story. How about a state-sanctioned religious license plate — no worries about church-state conflict in the Palmetto State: South Carolina’s lieutenant governor announced Thursday that he is willing…
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