License plates--personalized, vanity, specialty, or ordinary--have been the subject of court actions both here and in the US for the last 40 years. It's a complicated topic, pitting government speech against free speech and, often, political correctness against common sense. Host John Carpay and producer Kevin Steel talk about the case of Lorne Grabher and others.
Justice Centre News Release, Jan 31, 2020: Nova Scotia judge denies Lorne Grabher return of licence plate
McGill University, Art History and Communications Studies, Faculty page: Carrie Rentschler
CBC, Dec 10, 2012: Sex, swear words banned on N.S. licence plates
Vox, Oct 7, 2016: "Grab 'em by the pussy": how Trump talked about women in private is horrifying
Law Now, Apr 7, 2013: Equality Case Seems to Have Fractured the Supreme Court of Canada
Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Feb 14, 2019: After licence plate denied, Sask. man opts for giant 'ASSMAN' decal
Jack Denton in Pacific Standard, Mar 1, 2019: Does the First Amendment protect vanity license plates and bumper stickers?
Micheal C. Dorf in Verdict, Jan 13, 2016: The Supreme Court Could Hear a Third License Plate Case
Justice Centre News Release, Oct 24, 2019: Star Trek fan loses battle to keep personalized licence plate
APTN News, Feb 12, 2019: First Nation man in Manitoba told to lose ‘NDN CAR’ licence plate
NNL, Oct 24, 2019: Indigenous man gets his “NDN CAR” license plate back from Manitoba government
Emma Teitel in the Toronto Star, Apr 26, 2019: Lorne Grabher should be allowed to keep his licence plate
Parker Donham in National Post, Feb 7, 2020: Let Grabher have his licence plate
Freedom Forum Institute, Jan 17, 2018: License Plates
Justice Centre News Releases, Oct 15, 2019: New "secret" documents expose Justin Trudeau's role in barring children's camps from Canada Summer Jobs grants
Fox News, Jan 24, 2005: High Court Declines 'Choose Life' License Plate Case
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