Legal Opinion

American Civil Liberties Union of NC v. Nicholas Tennyson

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided March 10, 2016No. 13-1030PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Reversed and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Chief Judge TRAXLER wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge RUSSELL joined. Judge WYNN wrote a dissenting opinion.

TRAXLER, Chief Judge:

In our previous opinion in this case, we affirmed the decision of the district court and held that North Carolina’s specialty license plate program violated the First Amendment. See ACLU v. Tata, 742 F.3d 563 (4th Cir.2014). The State sought review by the Supreme Court, which vacated our decision and remanded the case to us for reconsideration in light of the Court’s decision in Walker v. Texas…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pleasant Grove City v. SummumSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2015
  3. Son Of Confederate Veterans v. Commissioner Of The Virginia Department Of Motor VehiclesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
  4. American Civil Liberties Union v. Anthony TataCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2014
  5. Berger v. Am. Civil Liberties Union of N.C.Supreme Court of the United States · 2015

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS, INC. v. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2022
  2. Whateley v. Lackey, Ph.D.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 2025

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