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Are religious vanity license plates a First Amendment right? State-sponsored religious advertising

In South Carolina, a district court has temporarily halted the production of state-sponsored license plates that declare “I Believe” and feature an illustration of a stained-glass window with a cross.

In Vermont, meanwhile, an appeals court has been mulling whether a vanity plate featuring John 3:16, the verse about Jesus saving the world, should be permitted on that state’s roads.

And in Arizona, a court has ruled that it is OK to give residents the option of having the words “Choose Life” on state plates.