this article Posted on December 31, 2002 Federal judge rules 'Choose Life' license plates unconstitutional By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press WriterA federal court judge has ruled South Carolina's anti-abortion license plates are unconstitutional. The plates, which include the slogan "Choose Life," violate the First Amendment because it give anti-abortion advocates a forum to express their beliefs, while abortion rights supports have no license plate of their own, Senior U.S. District Judge William Bertelsman ruled last week. A spokesman for the attorney general's office said the state plans to appeal the decision to 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. "We will...
