Legal Opinion
Maynard v. Wooley
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided February 9, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-57PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
This is an action instituted pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the enforcement of NHRSA 262:27-c, which makes it a crime to obscure the words “Live Free or Die on New Hampshire state license plates. Plaintiffs, George and Maxine Maynard — both Jehovah’s Witnesses— state that they have political and religious objections to operating a motor vehicle which displays this motto, and they contend that the enforcement of the New Hampshire statute against them is contrary to the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Wooley v. MaynardSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- John Stanton v. District of Columbia Court of AppealsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- Eusebia Fernandez Etc. v. Honorable Jose Trias Monge Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Schneider v. Colegio De Abogados De Puerto RicoDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1982
- Keep Thomson Governor Committee v. Citizens for Gallen CommitteeDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1978
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