U.S. judge rules Maryland can ditch Confederate flag license plates

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Source: Reuters

US | Fri Oct 16, 2015 3:29pm EDT

U.S. judge rules Maryland can ditch Confederate flag license plates

A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that the state may start phasing out license plates featuring the Confederate battle flag as early as November, a state official said.

U.S. District Judge Marvin Garbis issued the order on Thursday, lifting a 1997 injunction at Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh's request, Frosh's office said in a statement. The order goes into effect on Nov. 17.

The recall comes after the June massacre of nine black churchgoers in South Carolina which prosecutors say was carried out by a white man who posed with the Confederate flag in online photos.

Frosh said the Confederate battle flag was a symbol of hate and division and did not have a place in government.

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