Current:Home > FinanceSupreme Court won't review North Carolina's decision to reject license plates with Confederate flag-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
Supreme Court won't review North Carolina's decision to reject license plates with Confederate flag
View Date:2024-12-23 14:52:52
The Supreme Court declined to review North Carolina's decision to stop issuing specialty license plates with the Confederate flag.
The high court did not comment in its decision not to hear the case, which challenged the state's decision. The dispute was one of many the court said Monday it would not review. It was similar to a case originating in Texas that the court heard in 2015, when it ruled the license plates are state property.
The current dispute stems from North Carolina's 2021 decision to stop issuing specialty license plates bearing the insignia of the North Carolina chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The chapter sued, claiming that the state's decision violated state and federal law. A lower court dismissed the case, and a federal appeals court agreed with that decision.
North Carolina offers three standard license plates and more than 200 specialty plates. Civic clubs including the Sons of Confederate Veterans can create specialty plates by meeting specific requirements.
In 2021, however, the state Department of Transportation sent the group a letter saying it would "no longer issue or renew specialty license plates bearing the Confederate battle flag or any variation of that flag" because the plates "have the potential to offend those who view them."
The state said it would consider alternate artwork for the plates' design if it does not contain the Confederate flag.
The organization unsuccessfully argued that the state's decision violated its free speech rights under the Constitution's First Amendment and state law governing specialty license plates.
In 2015, the Sons of Confederate Veterans' Texas chapter claimed Texas was wrong not to issue a specialty license plate with the group's insignia. But the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Texas could limit the content of license plates because they are state property.
- In:
- Supreme Court of the United States
- North Carolina
- Politics
- Texas
- Veterans
veryGood! (114)
Related
- Oprah Winfrey denies being paid $1M for Kamala Harris rally: 'I was not paid a dime'
- Parents pushed to their limits over rising child care costs, limited access to care
- Could this cheaper, more climate-friendly perennial rice transform farming?
- Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's Latest PDA Photo Will Make You Blush
- PSA: Coach Outlet Has Stocking Stuffers, Gifts Under $100 & More for the Holidays RN (up to 60% Off)
- ‘We See Your Greed’: Global Climate Strike Draws Millions Demanding Action
- Control of Congress matters. But which party now runs your state might matter more
- Today’s Climate: August 14-15, 2010
- Saving for retirement? How to account for Social Security benefits
- Study: Solar Power Officially Cheaper Than Nuclear in North Carolina
Ranking
- Surprise bids revive hope for offshore wind in Gulf of Mexico after feds cancel lease sale
- Industries Try to Strip Power from Ohio River’s Water Quality Commission
- Unusually Hot Spring Threw Plants, Pollinators Out of Sync in Europe
- Former Republican House Speaker John Boehner says it's time for GOP to move on from Trump
- What Just Happened to the Idea of Progress?
- Fly-Fishing on Montana’s Big Hole River, Signs of Climate Change Are All Around
- ‘We See Your Greed’: Global Climate Strike Draws Millions Demanding Action
- Prospect of Chinese spy base in Cuba unsettles Washington
Recommendation
-
Video shows Starlink satellite that resembled fireball breaking up over the Southwest: Watch
-
Fossil Fuel Allies in Congress Target Meteorologists’ Climate Science Training
-
Control: Eugenics And The Corruption Of Science
-
Today’s Climate: August 5, 2010
-
Jury awards Abu Ghraib detainees $42 million, holds contractor responsible
-
Dying to catch a Beyoncé or Taylor Swift show? Some fans are traveling overseas — and saving money
-
African scientists say Western aid to fight pandemic is backfiring. Here's their plan
-
Here's Where You Can Score 80% Off the Chicest Rag & Bone Clothing & Accessories