Walker v. Texas Division Sons of Confederate Veterans
United States Supreme Court
576 US 200 (2015)
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The Texas DMV rejected a specialty license-plate design featuring a Confederate flag, submitted by the Sons of Confederate Veterans (plaintiff), on the ground the design was offensive. The Sons sued, alleging the rejection violated their First Amendment rights to free expression.
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Whether the First Amendment can be invoked to challenge government speech, particularly in the context of state license-plate designs.