Judge Rules Against 'Choose Life' Plates
By COLIN FLY
Associated Press Writer
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-choose-life-plates,0,2666774.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --
A federal judge ruled Friday that the state's "Choose
Life" license plate is unconstitutional based on the
reasoning in similar cases in other states, but he
declined to rule on whether Tennessee's entire
specialty plate program is flawed.
U.S. District Judge Todd Campbell wrote that the state
cannot promote just one viewpoint in the abortion
debate.
"The result in this case would be the same if the
statute authorized a 'Pro-Choice' license plate instead
of the 'Choose Life' license plate," Campbell wrote.
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