In my talk, I explained how Section 2 (a) works when the mark is considered disparaging of an identifiable group, how it was ruled unconstitutional in
the recent en banc decision of the Federal Circuit in In Re Tam, and how it might affect the pending case over the Redskins logo in the 4th Circuit.
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the recent en banc decision of Knorr - Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmBH v. Dana Corp., Nos. 01 - 1357, -1376, 02 - 1221, -1256, 2004 U.S. App.
Not exact matches
Michael Fox at Jottings by an Employer's Lawyer posts about a
recent 9th Circuit
en banc decision affirming that a female employee's termination for refusal to wear makeup was not discriminatory.
(Of note, her petition relies in part on the Ninth Circuit's
recent split decision invalidating the personal solicitation canon as applied to non-judges, but the Ninth Circuit has since agreed to rehear the appeal
en banc this December.
In the area of the law of democracy (and in the United States), Judge's Posner's
recent opinion — albeit one dissenting from denial of rehearing
en banc — in Frank v. Walker, a voter - ID case is another.