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Supreme Court Rules NRA’s 1st Amendment Lawsuit Against Former NY Official Can Proceed
In National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court of the United States earlier this month unanimously held that the NRA had alleged sufficient facts to state a First Amendment…
PrawfsBlawg
Judicial departmentalism and the Ten Commandments
Main Friday, June 21, 2024Judicial departmentalism and the Ten CommandmentsA quick word on the new Louisiana law allowing a sect-specific version of the Ten Commandments in all public-school classrooms.The governor…
Last Month at the Supreme Court
Decision Alert: Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Patent and Trademark Office’s Refusal to Register “TRUMP TOO SMALL” Trademark
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Christopher Sakauye, Monika Harris, Puja R. Valera, A. Joseph Duffy IV, Dykema
On June 13, 2024, in Vidal v. Elster, the Supreme Court unanimously held that the Lanham Act’s restriction of trademarks based on a living person’s name does not violate the…
Incontestable Blog
SCOTUS: Trademark Content Restrictions Are Not Getting Smaller as Supreme Court Holds TRUMP TOO SMALL Cannot Be Registered
By Publisher
The Supreme Court has recently made significant efforts to clarify how the Lanham Act and the First Amendment interact in the context of trademark law. For example, in 2017, the…
Cokato Copyright Attorney: The Law Blog of Thomas James
Can We Talk Here? – Trademark Speech Rights
By Thomas James
In recent years, the United States Supreme Court has been grappling with the thorny question of how the First Amendment applies to trademarks. In this blog post, attorney Thomas B.…
Syed Law Blog
Supreme Court Holds No First Amendment Issue With Name Consent – Vidal v. Elster (2024)
By Ahadsyed
Today, the Supreme Court unanimously provided an opinion on a First Amendment and trademark matter finding that The Lanham Act’s “names clause” that “[c]onsists of or comprises a name .…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
En Banc Court Hears First Amendment Challenge to Campaign Finance Restriction
Congratulations are in order to the forty-something law clerks that swore in to the Sixth Circuit bar Wednesday. That was a prelude to the court’s en banc argument on campaign…
Regulatory Oversight
California AG Enforces Subpoena; Plastic Lobbying Groups Respond With Lawsuit
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta has issued two petitions to enforce an investigative subpoena against the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC). PLASTICS lobbies on…
Last Month at the Supreme Court
Decision Alert: Supreme Court Unanimously Holds Public Officials Cannot Use Their Positions To Punish or Suppress Those Advocating for Positions They Disagree With
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Christopher Sakauye, Monika Harris, Puja R. Valera, A. Joseph Duffy IV, Dykema
The Supreme Court unanimously held in National Rifle Association of America. v. Vullo, that the NRA’s allegations that state officials coerced private companies to blacklist the group because of its…
The Right Coast
The Supreme Court Just Gave Us Hope Æ Brownstone Institute
The Supreme Court handed down a victory for political freedom last week in National Rifle Association v. Vullo that may lay the groundwork for lawsuits featuring dissidents against the Covid…