NEW: Supreme Court sides with designer who sought to trademark allegedly offensive term but was blocked by a federal law prohibiting registration of 'immoral or scandalous' ideas.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court on Monday sided with a Los Angeles designer who sought to trademark"FUCT" for his clothing line but was blocked by a federal law prohibiting registration of"immoral or scandalous" ideas."There are a great many immoral and scandalous ideas in the world ," wrote Justice Elena Kagan in the majority opinion."The Lanham Act covers them all. It therefore violates the First Amendment.
"Refusing registration to obscene, vulgar or profane marks does not offend the First Amendment," Roberts wrote in his dissent."Whether such marks can be registered does not affect the extent to which their owners may use them in commerce to identify goods."
Österreich Neuesten Nachrichten, Österreich Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Supreme Court bolsters rights for developers and property owners in California and elsewhereThe Supreme Court’s conservative majority gave a major boost to property rights, ruling that developers and landowners may go directly to federal court and seek compensation for a “taking” of their property.
Weiterlesen »
Bolsonaro’s Conservative Agenda Is Tested in Brazilian Supreme CourtWhen Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took office in January, he promised to defend what he calls traditional-family values, loosen gun laws and push the nation to the right after decades of mostly leftist rule. But six months into Mr. Bolsonaro’s administration, the Supreme Court is proving to be a powerful obstacle to his conservative agenda.
Weiterlesen »
U.S. Supreme Court turns away challenge to Trump steel tariffsThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to President Donald Trump&39;s tariffs on imported steel brought by an industry group that argued that a key part of the law under which he imposed the duties violates the U.S. Constitution. The justices declined to hear the American Institute
Weiterlesen »
Supreme Court rules for black death row inmate over prosecutor's racial biasUS Supreme Court has reversed the conviction of a Mississippi death row inmate who said the state prosecutor repeatedly kicked black people off the jury each time he was tried for the same murders.
Weiterlesen »
In the census-citizenship case, the Supreme Court may once again affirm 'white rule'Will the Supreme Court approve adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census? It wouldn't be the first time the nation's highest court has acted to preserve white power, critics say.
Weiterlesen »
Supreme Court Takes Case on ACA Risk-Sharing PaymentsThe Supreme Court agreed to consider whether the federal government is obligated to pay billions of dollars to health insurers who participated in Affordable Care Act exchanges that offered policies to consumers
Weiterlesen »