This is a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law that gives the DMV Administrator carte blanche authority to deny vanity license plates based on whether he thinks they “might carry connotations offensive to good taste and decency.”
Carroll v. Craddock
Attorney(s)
Thomas W. Lyons & Rhiannon Huffman
Date filed
March 12, 2020
Status
Victory!
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