Politics & Government
Man in 'COPSLIE' Vanity Plate Lawsuit Now NH Candidate
David Montenegro took his license plate preference to court on the grounds that it violated his right to free speech.
David Montenegro, the man who sued the state when he was denied a "COPSLIE" vanity license plate, is running for the New Hampshire House of Representatives, WMUR reports
The candidates' list online at the Secretary of State's office does not yet list his name, but WMUR reports that Montenegro filed Friday at Rochester City Hall as a Democrat. READ the WMUR article.
Montenegro took his case all the way to the New Hampshire Supreme Court and won an opinion last month.
As Patch reported May 7, the Supreme Court ruled that a Division of Motor Vehicles restriction against the vanity plate preference is 'unconstitutionally vague.'
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The court ruled that his request is a form of protected free speech.
A superior court dismissed Montenegro's suit in the matter in 2012, and he appealed to the Supreme Court on the grounds that it violated his right to free speech.
READ the NH Supreme Court opinion on Montenegro's "COPSLIE" case.
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Court: 'COPSLIE' Vanity Plate is Free Speech
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