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Federal appeals court vacates decision to cancel Washington Redskins' trademark
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday vacated the judgment of the district court that had canceled the Washington Redskins' trademark registrations. The judgment vacated the holding in Pro Football, Inc. v. Blackhorse , which (More) |
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Supreme Court strikes down law prohibiting disparaging trademarks
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Matal v. Tam that a law prohibiting disparaging trademarks is a violates the First Amendment . The Lanham Act provides that no trademark shall be refused registration on account of its nature unless, inter ali (More) |
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Former cheerleaders sue NFL over wages
A group of former NFL cheerleaders filed a lawsuit against the National Football League (NFL) on Wednesday over wages. The complaint states that the league underpaid them and prohibited cheerleaders on one team to compare wages with those of another (More) |
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Supreme Court adds 8 cases to 2016 docket
The US Supreme Court on Thursday granted certiorari in eight cases following its September 26 conference. In Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District [docket; cert. petition, PDF] the court will determine what level of educational benefit schoo (More) |
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Washington Redskins ask Supreme Court to review trademark ruling
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) on Monday filed a petition with the US Supreme Court asking it to review a ruling that upheld the cancellation of the Redskins trademark. The Redskins requested that the court not con (More) |
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Federal appeals court rules government cannot reject offensive trademarks
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal circuit ruled Tuesday that the government cannot refuse to register trademarks that might be considered disparaging or offensive. The ruling sided with the Asian-American rock band The Slants, who tried to re (More) |
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California passes ban on school use of 'Redskins' name
California Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday signed into law a ban on the use of "Redskins" as a team name, nickname or mascot, making California the first state to do so. The ban, called the California Racial Mascots Act , will come into effect Janu (More) |
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NFL's Washington Redskins file appeal in trademark ruling over team name
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) filed an appeal in federal court on Thursday to challenge a June ruling by the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board of the US Patent and Trademark Office that found the team name "Redskin (More) |
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US patent office cancels Washington Redskins trademark registration
The US Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday announced that it will cancel six trademark registrations belonging to National Football League team the Washington Redskins . Administrative trademark judge Karen Kuhlke found that the trademarks, w (More) |
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UN rights expert calls for 'Washington Redskins' name change
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, called Friday upon the owners of the Washington Redskins football team to change the team's name . Anaya focused on the hurtful history of the term "redskin" as it relates t (More) |
Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery
On September 3, 1838, abolitionist and human rights advocate Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery in Baltimore by posing as a free sailor and boarding a train bound for Philadelphia. Read Douglass' 1881 tract My Escape from Slavery.
