Legal Opinion · Dissent

Planned Parenthood of South Carolina Inc. v. Rose

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 28, 2004No. 03-1118Published

1DissentShedd, Circuit Judge

According to the panel, the South Carolina General Assembly may enact a statute declaring “Choose Life” the official motto of the state, and that message may be printed on every standard license plate issued to vehicle owners in the state, but the General Assembly may not take the less intrusive step of enacting a statute authorizing a specialty license plate bearing precisely the same message for interested vehicle owners willing to pay a higher fee. Not only is this result bizarre on its face, but it also reflects a misapplication of our recent decision in Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of University of VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Rust v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Wooley v. MaynardSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. ForbesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. Legal Services Corp. v. VelazquezSupreme Court of the United States · 2001

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