Lewd License Plates and the First Amendment

States keep trying to rein in the offensive language people want to affix to their cars, but issues of free speech come up again and again. What are reasonable societal boundaries?

Justices Struggle With Free Speech Case Over License Plates

Maine lawmakers seek to limit crude language on vanity license plates - The Boston Globe

Maine Is Taking Away Offensive Vanity Plates After Bringing Back Rules About the Whole Thing

Vanity plates and the fight for free speech - The Spectator World

Maine secretary of state backs bills to keep trash talk off license plates

Maine Is Taking Away Offensive Vanity Plates After Bringing Back Rules About the Whole Thing

Vienna residents may soon get a license plate to call their own, news/fairfax

Kentucky man wins legal battle over IM GOD license plate

License Plates: Personalized Jurisdiction and Performativity of Rights - Sarah Marusek, 2016

Court of Appeals: Free speech does not apply to profane vanity license plate - Maryland Daily Record