Legal Opinion
Wooley v. Maynard
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 20, 1977No. 75-1453PublishedCited by 1,216 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
The issue on appeal is whether the State of New Hampshire may constitutionally enforce criminal sanctions against *707persons who cover the motto “Live Free or Die” on passenger vehicle license plates because that motto is repugnant to their moral and religious beliefs.(1)
Since 1969 New Hampshire has required that noncommercial vehicles bear license plates embossed with the state motto, “Live Free or Die.” 1 N. H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 263:1 (Supp. 1975). Another New Hampshire statute makes it a misdemeanor “knowingly [to obscure] . . . the figures or letters on any number plate.” N. H. Rev. Stat.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by1,216 opinions
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