Well, last week, in a 7-year old lawsuit, a Federal judge in Albany held that DMV can be required to give motorists the option of getting a license plate border with a politically-sensitive message. Specifically, the plates state “Choose Life”.
The DMV argued that such plates could induce road rage, but the Judge Neal McCurn held that the DMV’s prohibition violated motorists’ free speech First Amendment rights.
Enforcement of this ruling is on hold while the case is appealed but, if it is upheld, you can expect to see a multitude of new license plate templates including a “9/11 Remembrance Plate” and a “Cure Childhood Cancer” plate (both of which are on hold pending a final decision in this case).