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Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, 576 U.S. 200 (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that license plates are government speech and are consequently more easily regulated/subjected to content restrictions than private speech under the First Amendment.
Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans: 576 U.S. 200: June 18, 2015 "Texas's specialty license plate designs constitute government speech, and thus Texas was entitled to refuse to issue respondents' proposed plates featuring a Confederate battle flag." [1] Ohio v. Clark: 576 U.S. 237: June 18, 2015
That state court decision was overturned in Federal court, and the matter was ultimately heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, which held that Texas was allowed to deny the request for a specialty license plate featuring the group's logo. [35] [36]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Texas' refusal to issue a license plate bearing the Confederate battle flag, rejecting a free-speech challenge. The court said in a 5-4 ...
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Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. 576 U.S. ___ (2015) First Amendment • free speech • government speech • specialty license plates
A state may choose not to offer a license plate with a particular message – Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans (2015) [23] A city may accept a donation of statue from one religious group and refuse to accept one from another – Pleasant Grove City v. Summum (2009)