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U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law,
Appellate Practice

Jul. 5, 2017

First Amendment round up

The U.S. Supreme Court ended its term with three significant First Amendment cases.

Jean-Paul Jassy

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Jassy, Vick & Carolan LLP

litigation, constitutional law, appellate, entertainment & sports, intellectual property, internet law, media law

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USC Law School

Jean-Paul is a litigator who primarily represents media, entertainment and Internet companies, as well as others, with First Amendment and intellectual property concerns.

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First Amendment round up
A sign at a symposium calling for the NFL Washington Redskins football team to change their name, in Washington, Oct. 7, 2013. (New York Times News Service)

FIRST & FOREMOST

The U.S. Supreme Court ended its term with three significant First Amendment cases. The first held that the Lanham Act's disparagement clause, limiting the registration of offensive trademarks, is unconstitutional. In the second case, the court held unconstitutional a North Carolina law that prevented registered sex offenders from using websites that minors also could access. And in the third case, the court held that a religi...

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