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Petition of the day

The petition of the day is:

15-1293

Issue: Whether the disparagement provision of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1052(a), which provides that no trademark shall be refused registration on account of its nature unless, inter alia, it “[c]onsists of . . . matter which may disparage . . . persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute” is facially invalid under the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.

Recommended Citation: John Ehrett, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (May. 5, 2016, 11:00 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2016/05/petition-of-the-day-929/