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In response to
"Dan Snyder just started doing rain dances. -- nm"
by
Will Hunting
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Truly.
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I actually consulted on the case in the very beginning. Helped out with drafting the briefs on their very first appeal. And the topic of offensive names of sports teams came up quite often.
It's a monumental decision. I don't like some of the after-effects it may cause, but I agree with the core reasoning:
"Whatever our personal feelings about the mark at issue here, or other disparaging marks, the First Amendment forbids government regulators to deny registration because they find the speech likely to offend others. Even when speech 'inflict[s] great pain,' our Constitution protects it 'to ensure that we do not stifle public debate"
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