U.S. Supreme Court Declines Review of N.C. Confederate Flag License Plate Case
Posted on AllSides June 14th, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined reviewing a North Carolina lawsuit filed against the Department of Transportation’s decision to stop issuing license plates with the Confederate flag insignia of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The suit was brought by a N.C. chapter the group. The Supreme Court appeal stems from a previous lawsuit filed in 2021 by the same group. That suit was dismissed by a local court in N.C. and later upheld by a federal appeals court. The organization argued that their Constitutional right to free speech was violated...