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posted by LaminatorX on Friday May 09 2014, @11:16AM   Printer-friendly
from the Mock-Us,-Please dept.

The New Hampshire Supreme Court recently struck down a law that restricts potentially offensive vanity license plates. According to Seacoast Online:

In a unanimous decision, the state Supreme Court agreed with the arguments of David Montenegro, who wanted the vanity plate reading "COPSLIE" to protest what he calls government corruption.

State law prohibits vanity plates that "a reasonable person would find offensive to good taste." But the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union argued that the law is unconstitutionally vague and gives too much discretion to a person behind a Department of Motor Vehicles counter.

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  • (Score: 2) by Reziac on Saturday May 10 2014, @04:32AM

    by Reziac (2489) on Saturday May 10 2014, @04:32AM (#41479) Homepage

    Aw geez, I'm jealous. I love trains. Mostly I get to see the outside of freight trains.

    As to custom plates, the obvious is just "SOYLENT" of course!

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