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its ok to say FUCT
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its ok to say FUCT


Jun 24, 2019, 10:47 AM

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a federal ban on the registration of “scandalous” trademarks like “Fuct” violates the First Amendment, less than two years after striking down a similar rule against racist terms.

By a 6-3 vote, the justices said the provision was an unconstitutional form of discrimination against viewpoint. The ruling echoed a decision two years ago that struck down a similar ban on "disparaging" trademarks like "Redskins."

“Today we consider a First Amendment challenge to a neighboring provision of the Act,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the majority. “We hold that this provision infringes the First Amendment for the same reason: It too disfavors certain ideas.”

The decision went in favor of Erik Brunetti, the founder of a streetwear brand called “Fuct.” In 2011, Brunetti applied to register the name as a trademark, but the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office refused on the grounds that the phonetically-profane term was too scandalous.

That ruling seemed to be based on settled law until June 2017, when the high court ruled that the similar, more notorious ban on disparaging trademarks — words like “Redskins" — violated the First Amendment. Six months later, a federal appeals court ruled that the ban on scandalous material was also unconstitutional.

USPTO urged the high court to treat the two provisions differently, but the court’s decision on Monday said the scandalous bar was just much a violation of the constitution.

“The statute, on its face, distinguishes between two opposed sets of ideas: those aligned with conventional moral standards and those hostile to them; those inducing societal nods of approval and those provoking offense and condemnation,” Justice Kagan wrote. “The statute favors the former, and disfavors the latter.”

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor dissented in part from the ruling.

Brunetti was represented by John R. Sommer.

The government was represented by Malcolm L. Stewart of the U.S. Department of Justice's Solicitor General's Office.

The case is Iancu v. Brunetti, case number 18-302, in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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What about


Jun 24, 2019, 11:01 AM

Fuuuuudge?

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We're friends. You laugh, I laugh. You cry, I cry. You jump off a bridge, I get in my boat and save your retarded a$$.


Who the fuct are you?***


Jun 24, 2019, 11:02 AM



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Who the fuct want's to know?***


Jun 24, 2019, 11:03 AM



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We're friends. You laugh, I laugh. You cry, I cry. You jump off a bridge, I get in my boat and save your retarded a$$.


This motherfucter***


Jun 24, 2019, 11:10 AM



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The fuct you say!***


Jun 24, 2019, 11:11 AM



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We're friends. You laugh, I laugh. You cry, I cry. You jump off a bridge, I get in my boat and save your retarded a$$.


fuct it***


Jun 24, 2019, 11:11 AM



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Alright children. Cut out this fucting bullship NOW!***


Jun 24, 2019, 12:45 PM



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What the fuct?***


Jun 24, 2019, 2:42 PM



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We're friends. You laugh, I laugh. You cry, I cry. You jump off a bridge, I get in my boat and save your retarded a$$.


Fuct that shat you fucters.***


Jun 24, 2019, 11:05 AM



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Re: its ok to say FUCT


Jun 24, 2019, 1:02 PM

Fucting awesome



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