Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Supreme Court Asked to Weigh Redskins Case...

Native American activists are trying to get the Supreme Court involved in its long-running dispute with the Washington Redskins about whether the team's name is so offensive that it does not deserve trademark protection. Read the article here...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/15/AR2009091500973.html?hpid=topnews

1. What are some of the rights and legal principals that might be involved in this case?

2. What courts are mentioned in the article and what is their role or postion in the hierachy of courts in the United States?

3. What do you think about the issue of Native Americans being used as sports teams mascots?

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