The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that the Ku Klux Klan could take its case to trial that the state violated the Constitution when it denied its request to participate in Georgia’s Adopt-A-Highway program. The court said the Department of Transportation could not deny applications on the basis of past civil disturbances. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 5, 2016, by Bill Rankin)
The court ruled unanimously in the case brought by the American Civil Liberties Foundation that argued that Georgia violated KKK’s free speech rights in denying its application. (The Florida Times-Union, July 5, 2016, by Kate Brumback)