Supreme Court rules trademark law banning offensive names is unconstitutional

foxnews.com ^ | 6/19/2017 | Bill Mears & AP

[CFW]

unconstitutional Published June 19, 2017 Fox News

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a federal trademark law banning offensive names is unconstitutional, siding with a rock band whose name had been deemed racially disparaging by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office.

[SJSAMPLE]

REDSKINS win!

[Dilbert San Diego]

could this affect the Washington Redskins? I recall there was something with them, in which they lost rights to their trademark, due to the Redskin name being allegedly offensive.

Stay tuned.

Liberals who will be outraged at this ruling need to understand, that freedom of speech and expression, also applies to expressions they don’t approve of.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Despite what the snowflakes think, there is no right to not be offended in the Constitution.

[Dilbert San Diego]

An 8-0 vote. Apparently the case was argued before Gorsuch was on the court.

Interesting. Here’s an issue on which both the liberals and conservatives agreed on the legal principles involved.

[SandRat]

and the MOHAWKS and Clevelamd Indians.

[silverleaf]

Hail to the Redskins

[silverleaf]

And the Chiefs

Quick someone trademark the name Fauxcahontas before 2020

[TomGuy]

8-0 ruling.

Looks like the SC just slapped down all the PC complaints about logos, team names, etc.

The SC unanimously got this one right.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Cartman, Stan, Kyle and Kenny already took the name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnK-jYzaWtw

[Red Badger]

This is great!

Noe will all those PC colleges and universities get their mascots back?

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[Red Badger]

It’s a fairly cut and dried 1st Amendment issue.............

[Boogieman]

Finally I can get my band “Little Sambo and the Porch Monkeys” back together!

[boycott]

The case centered on Oregon-based, Asian-American band The Slants, ....

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I bet the ruling would have been 8-0 in the other direction if the band had been named the “n-words.”

The supreme court isn’t as concerned with discriminating against Asians.

[scooby321]

Gorsuch only votes to break 4-4 ties

[SandRat]

and the Hurons of Eater Michigan U .

[rrrod]

ANIAK HALF BREEDS SALUTE!

[boycott]

Gorsuch only votes to break 4-4 ties

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Pretty smart on his part. Unfortunately, I believe others may start to do so too. Why invest time in 8-0 decisions?

[jmaroneps37]

Washington Redskins forever.

[nathanbedford]

there is no right to not be offended in the Constitution.

I quite agree. It is the subjective umbrage assumed by the alleged victims of free speech which is the driving force shutting down the First Amendment on our college campuses.

Justice Alito's remark in which he allegedly cautioned in his opinion that the government still “has an interest in preventing speech expressing ideas that offend.” strikes me as being very bad constitutional law.

I rather suspect that there is more to the context surrounding Alito's observation than was reported in this article.

The holding is this case is something that we ought to take seriously in our own discourse.