Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc.
Issue: (1) Whether the messages and images that appear on state-issued specialty license plates qualify as government speech immune from any requirement of viewpoint neutrality; and (2) whether Texas engaged in “viewpoint discrimination” by rejecting the license-plate design proposed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, when Texas has not issued any license plate that portrays the confederacy or the confederate battle flag in a negative or critical light.
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Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Aug 7 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 8, 2014) |
Aug 26 2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 8, 2014. |
Oct 8 2014 | Brief of respondents Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc., et al. in opposition filed. |
Oct 21 2014 | Reply of petitioners John Walker, III, in His Official Capacity as Chairman of the Board, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
Oct 22 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 7, 2014. |
Nov 10 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 14, 2014. |
Nov 17 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 25, 2014. |
Dec 1 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 5, 2014. |