Justice Department drops fight over 'Redskins' name

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The Hill
BY JOHN BOWDEN
06/29/17 06:01 PM EDT


The Justice Department on Thursday dropped the legal challenge to the the Washington Redskins' name, the Associated Press reported.


According to the AP, the Trump administration dropped the challenge in a letter to the Supreme Court in response to last week's ruling in Matal V. Tam, in which an Asian-American rock band won the right to copyright the name "The Slants," despite the name's offensive connotation.


In the Thursday letter, the Justice Department argues that the Matal V. Tam decision means that the court would decide in favor of the Washington Redskins if the case went before the justices.


Last week, Redskins owner Dan Snyder drew the same conclusion, and said he was "thrilled" by the court's decision in the copyright case His lawyer, Lisa Blatt, issued a  statement saying that the court's decision resolved the dispute over the NFL team's name.


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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/340174-justice-department-drops-fight-over-redskins-name


Don't look now, but I think I see a little bit of rational thought creeping back into government and the courts. It is still too early to get excited. But more stories like this one would be a good sign that we are finally starting to veer away from the hard-Left course we have been on for decades where 'reality' doesn't matter. We may finally be getting back to normal for a change.

[Fishrrman]

"We may finally be getting back to normal for a change."

Let's hope that it sticks around for a while.

Ahem… waitin' for the ne'ertrumpers to come thundering in, because 10 months ago they were trying to convince us there was next-to-no difference between "a New York liberal" like him… and o'er-the-hillary!

[bigheadfred]

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