Tag: trademark

Week of March 23

March 15, 2020 case suggestions
[EDIT: The March arguments are postponed.] The Supreme Court building “is closed to the public” but “will remain open for official business.”  It’s not entirely clear what this means for oral arguments, and particularly for members of the public or members of the Supreme Court Bar who wish to observe…

April cases – final arguments of the year

April 7, 2019 case suggestions
This month, the Court completes oral arguments on all cases scheduled for this term.  I particularly recommend cases involving offensive trademarks, access to corporate information via FOIA, and the addition of a “citizenship question” to the Census. Monday, April 15 The first case today reopens debates about offensive trademarks.  In…

January Cases

January 9, 2017 case suggestions
This week, the Court considers a free speech challenge to credit card surcharges, litigation sanctions, and what standards for a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities.  Next week, the Court takes on both disparaging trademarks and the rights of detainees who claim they were held in severe conditions of…