Legal Opinion
Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. v. Vandergriff
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 14, 2014No. 13-50411PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD C. PRADO, Circuit Judge:
The Texas Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and two of its officers (collectively “Texas SCV”) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Victor T. Vandergriff, Chairman of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Board, and seven other board members (collectively “the Board”). Texas SCV argues that the Board violated its First Amendment right to free speech when the Board denied Texas SCV’s application for a specialty license plate featuring the Confederate battle flag. The district court rejected Texas SCV’s arguments and found…
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