vanity plate
noun
: a license plate bearing letters or numbers designated by the owner of the vehicle
called also vanity license plate
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Since Kansas vanity plates have to follow the state vehicle law, a court would need to find that the state law violates the First Amendment.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Gilliam's lawyers make a plausible argument that there's a drastic difference of opinions among judges about vanity plates and that those plates are different from specialty plates, said G.S. Hans, a First Amendment expert at Cornell Law School.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Tennessee's top court said vanity plates are government speech
Tennessee’s top court said the state’s restrictions are consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
From the Great Pyramid of Giza to Mount Rushmore, from vanity plates on vintage cars to your mother’s charm bracelet collected on family vacations, each is a testament to the human need to remember, to be remembered, and to announce ourselves to the world.
—Brett Braley, Robb Report, 18 June 2025
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Gilliam's lawyers make a plausible argument that there's a drastic difference of opinions among judges about vanity plates and that those plates are different from specialty plates, said G.S. Hans, a First Amendment expert at Cornell Law School.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Tennessee's top court said vanity plates are government speech
Tennessee’s top court said the state’s restrictions are consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
From the Great Pyramid of Giza to Mount Rushmore, from vanity plates on vintage cars to your mother’s charm bracelet collected on family vacations, each is a testament to the human need to remember, to be remembered, and to announce ourselves to the world.
—Brett Braley, Robb Report, 18 June 2025
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“Vanity plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanity%20plate. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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