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2nd Circuit Hears Arguments In Vermont License Plate Case

By Howard M. Friedman

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The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday heard oral arguments in Byrne v. Rutledge, a case in which a Vermont federal district court upheld Vermont's policy of refusing to place religious messages of any kind on "vanity" license plates. (See prior posting.) Yesterday's Burlington Free Press reported on the arguments. Appellants claim that the rule amounts to unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination since motorists can obtain vanity plates with letters or numbers that express their non-religious viewpoints on policies. Motorist Shawn Byrne had wanted to obtain a license plate reading "JN36TN," short for John 3:16.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on December 09, 2008 (boomark / email).

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