REDSKINS CAN’T JUMP THE QUEUE TO BE HEARD BY SCOTUS

On Monday, October 3rd, The United States Supreme Court denied the petition for certiorari requested by the proprietor of the Washington Redskins trademarks to have the Court hear its 1st amendment case before the issuance of a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.  The hope was to get the Supreme Court to address the constitutional issues surrounding the preclusion of disparaging trademarks under the Lanham Act alongside the case of Lee v Tam (also known as the Slants case), which the Court has already agreed to hear.