N.H. Supreme Court upholds COPSLIE vanity plate

[jpak]

http://www.pressherald.com/news/N_H__Supreme_Court_upholds_COPSLIE_vanity_plate.html

CONCORD, N.H. — If a New Hampshire man thinks cops lie, he’s free to say so on his license plate, the state’s highest court ruled Wednesday.

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.

New Hampshire had argued that state workers were right to deny the plate, because the phrase disparages an entire class of people — police officers.

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[warrior1]

1. The person is very brave.