By Sky News US Team
A contentious free speech case involving a license plate featuring a Confederate flag has reached the US Supreme Court.
The case centres on Texas' decision in 2010 to reject a proposed plate displaying the Confederate battle flag, which to some is an emblem of Southern pride and to others a symbol of racism.
The state's chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, which proposed the plate, argued the rejection violated the US Constitution.
The New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with the group, prompting Texas to seek a high court review.
On Monday, Supreme Court justices will hear an hour of oral arguments, with a ruling not likely to come until end of June.
The justices must decide whether messages on state-issued license plates represent speech by the government or an endorsement of a private message.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans said its aim is to preserve the "history and legacy" of soldiers who fought for the Confederacy in the US Civil War.
Critics argue the flag's symbolism is a painful reminder of one of America's darkest chapters.
Royce West, a black Texas state senator, said in 2011: "Ill-intended or not, why would African-Americans want to be reminded of a legalised system of involuntary servitude, dehumanisation, rape and mass murder?"
Steven Shapiro, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, which backs the Sons of Confederate Veterans, said although the flag "served as a banner for those who supported slavery and segregation ... Texas cannot pick and choose the plates it approves on ideological grounds".
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