Sunday, 22 March 2015

Supreme court prepares to hear Texas Confederate flag license plate battle

Supreme court prepares to hear Texas Confederate flag license plate battle


The US supreme court on Monday will take up a free speech case on whether Texas was wrong in rejecting a specialty vehicle license plate displaying the Confederate flag – to some an emblem of Southern pride and to others a symbol of racism. The nine justices will hear a one-hour oral argument in a case that raises the issue of how states can allow or reject politically divisive messages on license plates without violating free speech rights.

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