This is a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law that gives the DMV Administrator carte blanche authority to deny vanity license plates based on whether he thinks they “might carry connotations offensive to good taste and decency.”
Feb 12, 2021
Court Declares Ban on "Offensive" Vanity Plates is Unconstitutional
The judgment comes in a lawsuit filed in March 2020 on behalf of Sean Carroll, an environmentally conscious Tesla owner who was ordered by the DMV to turn in his license plate “FKGAS” or else have his car registration cancelled.
Mar 12, 2020
ACLU Sues DMV Over Ability to Censor “Offensive” Vanity Plates
YOU CAN BE “FATTY” BUT NOT “CHUBBY”; “TIPSY” BUT NOT “DRUNK”; ADVERTISE “HEAVEN” BUT NOT “HELL”; SAY “DOGDOO” BUT NOT “DOOBIE”; BE AN “OLDFRT” BUT NOT A “JOCKY”; AND PROUDLY TRUMPET “FRIAR” BUT NOT “HOOSIER”
Oct 04, 2020
Court Rules That Ban on “Offensive” License Plates Likely Violates First Amendment
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction in support of our lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law that gives the DMV Administrator carte blanche authority to deny vanity license plates.
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Feb 12, 2021
Court Declares Ban on "Offensive" Vanity Plates is Unconstitutional
The judgment comes in a lawsuit filed in March 2020 on behalf of Sean Carroll, an environmentally conscious Tesla owner who was ordered by the DMV to turn in his license plate “FKGAS” or else have his car registration cancelled.
Mar 12, 2020
ACLU Sues DMV Over Ability to Censor “Offensive” Vanity Plates
YOU CAN BE “FATTY” BUT NOT “CHUBBY”; “TIPSY” BUT NOT “DRUNK”; ADVERTISE “HEAVEN” BUT NOT “HELL”; SAY “DOGDOO” BUT NOT “DOOBIE”; BE AN “OLDFRT” BUT NOT A “JOCKY”; AND PROUDLY TRUMPET “FRIAR” BUT NOT “HOOSIER”
Oct 04, 2020
Court Rules That Ban on “Offensive” License Plates Likely Violates First Amendment
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction in support of our lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law that gives the DMV Administrator carte blanche authority to deny vanity license plates.
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