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June 20, 2017

Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Prohibiting Disparaging Trademarks
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Meanwhile, the Supreme Court also ruled Monday against a federal law
that rejects trademark protections for disparaging names. The case is
expected to benefit the Washington football team whose name, the
Redskins, is a racist slur against Native Americans. The ruling was
based on a case of an Asian-American rock group called "The Slants." The
group tried to register their band name in 2011, but it was rejected
because officials said the name was disparaging to people of Asian
descent. Rock band member Simon Tam has said his case was hijacked by
the courts. Washington football team owner Daniel Snyder celebrated the
Supreme Court ruling Monday. He's faced years of resistance by Native
American activists demanding he change the team's name.


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