Young Native activists who challenged the Washington NFL team's racist trademarks agree their landmark case is over.
The activists, led by
Navajo Nation citizen
Amanda Blackhorse, won a series of rulings that said the trademarks were "disparaging" to Native peoples. But the game changed when the
U.S. Supreme Court, in a closely-related case,
struck down the federal law at issue.
As a result, the activists won't object to a final decision in favor of the NFL team. Their views were submitted in a
letter to a federal appeals court on Thursday.
The team and the
Department of Justice had already submitted letters to the
4th Circuit Court of Appeals saying there was no need for further proceedings. Both also said a final decision should be entered in favor of Pro-Football, the name of the corporation that owns the Washington team.
In
Matal v.
Tam, the Supreme Court struck down a portion of
Lanham Act, a federal trademark law, as unconstitutional. The decision was issued on June 19.
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Washington Redskins win trademark fight over the team’s name
(The Washington Post 6/29)
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