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Federal Judge Blocks Anti-Abortion Plates
By ALAN SAYRE, Associated Press Writer
NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Louisiana from issuing specialty license plates, dealing a victory to abortion-rights activists who challenged the state's decision to allow "Choose Life" plates.
U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval ruled that Louisiana's system for specialty plates violates the First Amendment because it allows the anti-abortion plates but does not offer one for the opposing view.
"If the state built a convention hall for speech and then only allowed people to speak with whom they agreed with their message, the state's actions would be in contravention of the First Amendment," Duval wrote. "There is no significant difference in the case before the court."
The state had argued unsuccessfully that the law for issuing specialty plates was a protected state right and not covered by free-speech protections.
-I know the *right* way to feel about this, but I can't help but have a gigggle at the right-to-lifers expense. I'd like to purchase a "Obliterate your fetus!" plate, please.
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