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Supreme Court: Texas Can Reject Confederate License Plates

HeadlineJun 19, 2015

The Supreme Court has ruled Texas can reject license plates that feature the Confederate flag. A group called the Sons of Confederate Veterans had sought to produce the plates as a tribute to Confederate soldiers. But in a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court found license plate designs constitute government speech.

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