Here's a rare read: "Justice Clarence Thomas...joined the court’s liberal wing.........."

Texas acted legally when it refused to issue a license plate depicting the Confederate battle flag, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a decision that means dozens of states won’t have to open up their specialty-tag programs.

Justice Clarence Thomas, the only black justice, joined the court’s liberal wing in a five-justice majority. The court said the Constitution’s free speech clause doesn’t require Texas to grant a request from the Sons of Confederate Veterans, even though the state issues more than 400 other specialty plates.

The case had threatened to force states to offer plates to new, controversial causes or to abolish the money-making programs altogether.

Writing for the court, Justice Stephen Breyer said license plates qualify as government speech, giving officials broad power to pick and choose which messages to allow. .................(more)

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-18/confederate-flag-license-plate-bid-rejected-by-u-s-high-court