SCOTUS Series: Iancu v. Brunetti
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Date: 2019-07-17

April 15, 2019

Issue: Whether Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act’s prohibition on the federal registration of “immoral” or “scandalous” marks is facially invalid under the free speech clause of the First Amendment.

Speakers:
-Christine Haight Farley, American University Washington College of Law, Moderator 
-Erik Brunetti, Founder of FUCT (Respondent)
-John Sommer, Counsel for Brunetti (Respondent)
-Caleb Trotter, Amicus Curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation in support of Respondent 
-Ted Davis, Amicus Curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party
-Ilya Shapiro, Amici Curiae of the Cato Institute, et. al. in support of Respondent 
-Jeremy Feigelson, Amicus Curiae of the International Trademark Association in support of Respondent

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