Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee v. Bredesen
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 17, 2006No. 04-6393PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, J., joined by Nelson, J.,
MARTIN, J. (pp. 380-92), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
In this case we are required to decide the constitutionality of Tennessee’s statute making available the purchase of automobile license plates with a “Choose Life” *372inscription, but not making available the purchase of automobile license plates with a “pro-choice” or pro-abortion rights message. See TENN. CODE ANN. § 55-4-306. Although this exercise of government one-sidedness with respect to a very contentious political issue may be ill-advised, we are unable to…
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