In earlier cases, the justices struck down provisions of the trademark law on First Amendment grounds. But the one at issue here seemed likely to survive.
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trademark line, fuct. what are the implications for the first amendment? an interesting case because you see justin kagan sort of taking a hard line here, saying the american legal system stands up for the first amendment in terms of not having viewpoint discrimination. the government doesn t get to say what s scandalous and not. but on the other hand, you are justice sotomayor, laying out the fact, are we taking a step too far towards allowing racial slurs to be trademarked and things that most people would find offensive. so there s sort of an interesting tension between even the more liberal or so-called liberal justices on the court in that case. but it s a pretty robust appreciation of the first amendment, and in the opinion by kagan. an important decision. let s get to this magazine columnist, and i want all of you to weigh in. e. jean carroll accusing the president back in the nen 90s of sexual assault at bergdorf goodman department store in new york. you have seen both si
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consider scandalous even in immoral sounding trademarks. fox news legal correspondent sharon breen has details. today the justice made clear the first amendment takes precedent over worries about someone being offended. the case centered on a closing designer attempt to trademark the word, fuct. when you pronounce it, you get the point. all the justices aagreed that the government s policy banning immoral trademarks went too far. but they split about whether the ban on scandalous trademarks should be upheld. justice kagan said it s overwrought. there are immoral and scandalous ideas in world even more than there are swear words in the law covers them all. it violations the first amendment. in his split opinion concurring