Federal judge rejects the lawsuit's claim
There is nothing about the image that suggests the man is praying or that the arrow he is shooting is sacred," an order issued Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton said. "There is nothing about the image that suggests he is worried about rain, or the lack thereof. There is nothing about the image that suggests he believes in one god, no god, or several. It simply depicts a Native American shooting a bow and arrow."
"The fact that additional research is necessary to know or identify the message of which plaintiff complains is itself ‘strong evidence’ that the image, as such, is not subject to constitutional protection," the order said. "Second, the image depicted on the standard Oklahoma license plate is not an exact replica of Houser’s statute. The evidence established that the plate image was based on the statue, but was not identical to it."
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