Appeals Court Hears Case Of Cultist’s “FCKBLM” Plate

Courthouse News reports:

A Hawaii resident claiming the state infringed on his right to free speech after recalling a personalized license plate bearing the letters “FCKBLM” asked the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to consider whether license plates are truly representative of government speech or if it becomes messaging merely associated with a private citizen. According to the initial complaint, Edward Odquina had applied for a vanity license plate reading “FCKBLM” in early 2021, in reference to Black Lives Matter.

The city had flagged the plate for its “publicly objectionable” message, and Odquina explained to City Hall staff that the letters were an acronym for his business, and despite the noted profanity, it was eventually approved and given to Odquina. Odquina registered a business called Film Consulting KravMAGA Bloomberg, LLC after the complaint was filed, and also owns the website www.fckblm.org, where the letters reportedly stand for “Fight Communism and Knucklehead Bitch Liberal Marxists.”

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