Yesterday, AFLC filed a notice of appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in response to the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board’s (TTAB) affirmance of the denial of the “Stop Islamisation of America” or “SIOA” trademark application, which was sought by anti-sharia advocates Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer and their organization,…
Read MoreAnother victory for AFLC, and another victory for the First Amendment. Today, the Freedom Defense Initiative’s (FDI) “counter-jihad” advertisement campaign began running on city buses in Chicago. The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) had originally rejected FDI’s advertisements after the local chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) claimed in a “cease…
Read MoreChicago, Illinois (February 5, 2013) — Yesterday, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) notified the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC), a national nonprofit Judeo-Christian law firm, that it will accept several proposed “counter-jihad” advertisements submitted by AFLC’s clients, the Freedom Defense Initiative (FDI) and its executive directors, Pamela Geller and Robert…
Read MoreIn 2011, the American Security Council Foundation (ASCF), a small policy organization based in Washington, D.C., trademarked the popular Reagan slogan, “Peace Through Strength,” in spite of its widespread usage. Â ASCF, whose operations have been nearly dormant for over two decades, subsequently threatened to sue any individual or organization that…
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