by Kevin Daley The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a federal law banning the registration of offensive or disparaging trademarks violates the First Amendment. The case has major implications for the Washington Redskins, whose trademark was stripped by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and a federal judge last year. The judge concluded that…
By Casey Harper After a new poll revealed that 9 out of 10 Native Americans are not offended by the Washington Redskins team name, a Washington Post editor is trying to come to grips with crusading for a group that didn’t want his help after all. Columnist Robert McCartney writes “It’s humbling to admit it, but Dan Snyder…
Blake Neff A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a federal law barring the registration of “offensive” trademarks is an unconstitutional limitation on free speech, a ruling that may pave the way for the Washington Redskins to be able to keep their trademark. The case before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which handles…
Josh Fatzick Parents in a Washington, D.C., suburb are calling on the local school board to ban all Washington Redskins attire from classrooms. Jared Hautamaki was dropping his child off at Highland Elementary School in Montgomery County, Md., in September when he noticed the school’s principal wearing a shirt emblazoned with the the Redskins logo,…