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Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of Nova Scotia man’s ‘Grabher’ licence plate caseThe Supreme Court of Canada won't hear an appeal by a Nova Scotia man who was seeking to reverse the revocation of a personalized licence plate bearing his surname, 'Grabher.'CanadaMar 17, 2022
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Nova Scotia top court dismisses ‘GRABHER’ licence plate appealJustice Cindy A. Bourgeois wrote that the original trial judge was right to rule that Lorne Grabher's personalized plate was not an area to which freedom of expression applied.CanadaAug 24, 2021
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Nova Scotia man appeals revocation of personalized licence plate bearing surnameThe Nova Scotia Supreme Court said that constitutionally protected freedom does not extend to government-owned licence plates.CanadaJan 19, 2021
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Grabher gets appeal date in fight over revocation of personalized licence plateA Nova Scotia man fighting the province's decision to revoke a personalized licence plate that bears his surname - Grabher.CanadaAug 21, 2020
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Lorne Grabher to appeal ruling that upheld revocation of personalized licence plateLorne Grabher says the province infringed on his freedom of expression, but the Nova Scotia Supreme Court said that constitutionally protected right does not extend to government-owned plates.CrimeMar 9, 2020
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N.S. court says man’s rights not infringed when Grabher plate was revokedLorne Grabher's Nova Scotia plate was taken back in 2016 by the province's Registrar of Motor Vehicles after the agency received a complaint from a woman who said it promoted hatred toward women.CanadaJan 31, 2020
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‘We are not all Smiths and Johns’: Grabher licence plate saga nearing its endLorne Grabher appeared in Nova Scotia Supreme Court on Thursday, where his lawyer argued that the 2016 revocation of his personalized 'Grabher' licence plate amounted to discrimination against the German-Austrian heritage from which the name stems.CanadaApr 26, 2019
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How court battle over ‘Grabher’ licence plate mirrors wider societal debateA legal battle over a controversial Nova Scotia licence plate - "GRABHER" - has sparked a heated debate between prominent academics about freedom of expression and "rape culture."PoliticsApr 25, 2019
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‘Grabher’ licence plate not dangerous, former sex researcher tells N.S. courtGrabher first purchased the plate as a gift for his late father around 1990, and he says it expressed family pride in their Austrian-German heritage.CanadaApr 24, 2019
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Billboard seeks support for Lorne Grabher as licence plate battle goes to courtGrabher first purchased the personalized licence plate as a gift for his late father around 1990, and he says it expressed family pride in their Austrian-German heritage.CanadaApr 23, 2019
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