breaking news. moments ago, the supreme court ruled on two important cases. the first deals with trademarks that could have football implications. joining us live, jessica schneider. let s start with trademarks. reporter: you mentioned it. a free case that could have implications for the washington redskins. i ll explain how in a second. this case ruled the act that does not allow trade mark registration ifs they disparage people or groups. they said it was broad. what s interesting about this case is this involved a ban called the slant. they wanted to register their trademark, but the trademark office said it was disparaging to asian americans. today, the supreme court saying, no, this is part of free speech. it cannot reject trademark
of their spouse. ivanka trump still owns the brand, but has sifted the brand s assets to a family run trust while pledging to recuse herself from issues that present conflicts. in response her attorney says since she resigned her position, ivanka has had no involvement with trademark applications submitted by the business. the federal ethics rules do not require you to recuse from any matter concerning a foreign country just because a business that you have an owner ship interest in has a trademark application pend being theing t. the ivanka trump brand is booming. the associated press reports sales hit record levels this year and is actively working to expand its global footprint applying for at least nine new trademarks internationally. let s turn to business and update on the united airlines dragging incident. nancy, united ceo says that no one will be fired. that is hard to believe. well, the message from an
she still holds ownership. ivanka trump s attorney is now speaking out saying, quote, since she resigned her position, ivanka has had no involvement with trademark applications submitted by the business and continued, quote, ivanka will recuse herself from particular matters where she has a conflict of interest. kate kelly covers wall street for the new york times and author of black edge inside information dirty money and the quest to bring down the most wanted man on wall street. sheila, i want to start with you. hi, ladies. while it might be legal for ivanka trump s lawyer to say she s not having those particular conversations, listen, even if she was still running her brand, she might not be the person to fill out an application for a trademark. she s the majority owner of her name sake business. so clearly they have made a decision that they re not going to set an example in this area. the whole trump family. so they are kind of complying
politically he s in trouble. there are new ethics questions for ivanka trump after the chinese government gave preliminary approval to three brand trademarks on the same day she met chinese president xi jinping. the trade marks gave her company exclusive rights to sell ivanka trump goods and services in the country. on april 6th, she and her husband jared kushner sat next to the chinese president for dinner at mara lago. ivanka trump has pledged to recuse herself from issues that present conflicts. in response, ivanka trump s attorney stated, since she resigned her position, ivanka has had no involvement with trademark applications submitted by the business. the fed rath ethics rules do not require you to recuse from any business because a business you
for usa today. lynn sweet with the kaug oi sch times. and daniel lit man. do you have a problem with the trademark? it looks like as her portfolio has grown in the white house, she is edging toward the line of really delving into issues that are going to affect her businesslike china, intellectual property. how about applying for a trademark? i don t think she is directly involved. but when a foreign government receives trademark applications from ivanka trump, that company, are they going to really turn them down? so, that s a real concern about the ethics of that situation. lynn? appearance of impropriety. that is a phrase that should be applied in this case, and she has a big portfolio. it doesn t have to include even though the president is her father, having dinner with the leader of china and hob nobodying with the top chinese officials if the company she just recently left just weeks ago is doing business. you could put more effort into