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Northern District of California Holds Vanity License Plates Are Not Government Speech

California DMV regulations excluding plaintiffs' personalized plates were like the PTO trademark registration restrictions of SLANTS and FUCT — restrictions struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court for violating the First Amendment.

9 minute read February 01, 2021 at 03:26 AM
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Grace Tuyiringire
Northern District of California Holds Vanity License Plates Are Not Government Speech

Depravity or lust, hostility or prejudice? Whatever those might be. In Ogilvie v. Gordon, No. 20-cv-01707 (N.D. Cal.

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