Legal Opinion
Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. v. Holcomb
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided January 18, 2001No. 7:99CV00530PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
KISER, Senior District Judge.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
The controversy regarding the Confederate flag has apparently invaded its newest terrain, automobile license plate designs. In this matter, the Commonwealth of Virginia statutorily authorized the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”) to produce a specialty license plate honoring the Sons of Confederate Veterans (“the Sons”). Va.Code Ann. § 46.2-746.22. At the same time, however, the statute forbade such plates from bearing a logo or emblem of any kind. Id. The Sons now seeks a declaratory judgment and injunction, arguing that this…
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