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Sons Of Confederate Veterans Had Sued Over License Plates 2 Years Ago
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A federal judge has ruled as unconstitutional a Florida law that allows the state Legislature to decide whether a group can get a specialty license plate.
Judge John Antoon said Thursday that Florida's specialty license plate law limited the speech of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Antoon also said the law gave the Florida Legislature the ability to decline an application for a specialty license plate based on a group's viewpoint.
The Confederate group's application was approved by the Florida motor vehicle agency and a bill to create a "Confederate heritage" license plate was introduced in the Legislature in 2008. But no action was ever taken on the bill.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans filed a lawsuit two years ago after the Legislature and the Department of Motor Vehicles didn't approve a plate that features Confederate flags and coats worn by Florida Confederate soldiers.
Sons of Confederate Veterans is expected to ask lawmakers to reintroduce the specialty plate legislation.
Judge OKs Confederate Flag License Plate - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A federal judge has ruled as unconstitutional a Florida law that allows the state Legislature to decide whether a group can get a specialty license plate.
Judge John Antoon said Thursday that Florida's specialty license plate law limited the speech of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Antoon also said the law gave the Florida Legislature the ability to decline an application for a specialty license plate based on a group's viewpoint.
The Confederate group's application was approved by the Florida motor vehicle agency and a bill to create a "Confederate heritage" license plate was introduced in the Legislature in 2008. But no action was ever taken on the bill.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans filed a lawsuit two years ago after the Legislature and the Department of Motor Vehicles didn't approve a plate that features Confederate flags and coats worn by Florida Confederate soldiers.
Sons of Confederate Veterans is expected to ask lawmakers to reintroduce the specialty plate legislation.
Judge OKs Confederate Flag License Plate - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
