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Lawmakers push to remove Confederate flag from license plates (MD)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland license plates bearing the Confederate flag could soon be recalled. The Attorney General's office says legislation is not need to do so, but there is one hurdle that must be cleared. Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Rowe says the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Motor Vehicle Administration have the right to recall confederate plates issued after October 18, 1999, but to recall those issued prior an injunction must be vacated. So far, the Hogan administration has taken steps to stop manufacturing and revoke the plates ...http://www.wmdt.com/news/more-local-news/Lawmakers-push-to-remove-Confederate-flag-from-license-plates/34211832
Legislation not necessary to recall Confederate plates, Maryland officials say
By Talia Richman
The Baltimore Sun
... The Supreme Court held last month in Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans that states can exclude the Confederate flag from government specialty license plate programs, contradicting a case in Maryland from the 1990s where the Sons of Confederate Veterans successfully argued that the flag is protected by the First Amendment ...
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-confederate-attorney-general-opinon-20150715-story.html
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