Matal v. Tam (2017)

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Matal v. Tam was a SCOTUS in the Classroom case. It was decided on June 19, 2017.

Each term Street Law selects the most classroom-relevant, student-friendly cases as our SCOTUS in the Classroom cases. Teachers are encouraged to conduct moot courts the same week the case is argued,

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Does the section of federal law that allows the federal government to refuse to register “disparaging” trademarks violate the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech?

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