Legal Opinion
North Carolina Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans v. Faulkner
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided December 29, 1998No. COA97-1563PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREENE, Judge.
North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Commissioner Janice Faulkner (Commissioner) appeals from the trial court’s order directing DMV to issue special registration plates to the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV), North Carolina Division (SCV-NCD).
SCV is incorporated and headquartered in Tennessee. SCV’s constitution, first adopted in 1896, states that the purposes of SCV include:
An unquestioned allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America . . .; to associate in-one united, compact body all men of Confederate ancestry and to cultivate, perpetuate and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- ACT-UP Triangle v. Commission for Health ServicesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1997
- In Re WatsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
- Brooks v. McWhirter Grading Co., Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
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3Cited by2 opinions
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