This atheist just won the right to sue New Jersey over her rejected vanity license plate

[Hepburn]

...Raymond Martinez, the chief administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, was sued by a woman who claims her "8THEIST" vanity plate was rejected by state computers.

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A federal judge has rejected New Jersey's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an avowed atheist who claims she was turned down when she requested the vanity license plate "8THEIST."

The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Freda Wolfson late Tuesday means that Shannon Morgan of Leesburg can go ahead with a lawsuit challenging the state Motor Vehicle Commission's ability to reject plates that are "offensive to good taste and decency."

In November 2013, Morgan went on the commission's website and typed in "8THEIST" as her choice. The website informed her that the "requested plate is considered objectionable," according to Wolfson's ruling.

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/05/this-atheist-just-won-the-right-to-sue-new-jersey-over-her-rejected-vanity-license-plate/

The state DMV computers rejected "8THEIST," but allowed "BAPTIST." Hmmmmmmmm...the First Amendment does not apply to DMVs??? Who knew...

[underpants]

1. No Mr. Connery, it's pronounced "AT&T Heist"

Seems like she should be able to have the plate.

[katmondoo]

2. Mine is CHOICE in Polish

[PeaceNikki]

3. Hrm. Maybe they thought that she was saying she "ATE theists"?

[MindPilot]

4. Why is she an "avowed" atheist?

Whenever there is anything written about atheists, they are always "self-proclaimed", "avowed", or "self-described". The media usually assigns "atheist" as the person's first name when it is completely irrelevant, as in "Atheist Jack Johnson is running for state assembly".

[Hepburn]

5. Never hear that with...

born again, Catholic, etc.

Hmmmmm..........