SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS v. HOLCOMB

No. 7:99CV00530.

129 F.Supp.2d 941 (2001)

SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS, INC. and Virginia Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc., Plaintiffs v. Richard D. HOLCOMB, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Roanoke Division.

January 18, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Patrick Strickland, Arthur P. Strickland, P.C., Roanoke, VA, Steven H. Aden, The Rutherford Institute, Charlottesville, VA, for Plaintiffs.

Gregory E. Lucyk, Jeffrey Alan Spencer, Mark L. Earley, William Henry Hurd, Office of Atty. General, Richmond, VA, for Commonwealth of Virginia.

Judith W. Jagdmann, Office of Atty. General, Richmond, VA, for Richard D. Holcomb.


ORDER

KISER, Senior District Judge.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

The controversy regarding the Confederate flag has apparently invaded its newest terrain, automobile license plate designs. In this matter, the Commonwealth of Virginia statutorily authorized the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles ("DMV") to produce a specialty license plate honoring the Sons of Confederate Veterans ("the Sons"). Va.Code Ann. § 46.2-746.22. At the same...

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