Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Finds First Amendment Applies to Trademarks and Rules that “Disparaging” Cannot Be Used to Deny Expressive Trademarks Like “Stop Islamisation of America”

As a kind of Christmas present to liberty and the U.S. Constitution, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc (the entire court), today reversed more than 30-years of jurisprudence by holding that trademark registration under the Lanham Act deserves First Amendment protection.  The import of this holding is…

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Month in Review – October 2015

We are pleased to report to you our highlights for the month of October: On October 3, AFLC Co-Founder & Senior Counsel Robert J. Muise gave a presentation on fighting for faith and freedom to a Catholic men’s group in Lake Orion, Michigan. On October 9, we filed our reply…

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Month in Review – August 2015

We are pleased to report to you our highlights for the month of August: On August 17, we filed our opening brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in a case in which a federal judge presiding over a five-year old lawsuit alleging that the Council on American-Islamic…

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Month in Review – January 2015

We started 2015 where we left off in 2014: aggressively fighting for faith and freedom in the courts, legislative halls, and public squares throughout the country. Here are some of the highlights for January 2015: *On January 9, AFLC filed its post-hearing brief in support of its motion for a…

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Month in Review – September 2014

We are pleased to report to you each month our significant activities and accomplishments, all of which are made possible by your generous support.  Below are the highlights for September 2014.  As you can see, this was an incredibly busy month. * On September 6, AFLC entered its appearance in the U.S.…

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