Disparagement, Contempt, and Disrepute

Grade
9-12
Lesson Duration

Make No Law: The First Amendment Podcast

“Simon Tam named his band ‘The Slants’ as a form of self empowerment, but ran into problems when he tried to tried to register the name as a trademark, and ended up taking the case to the Supreme Court.”

Listen to podcast (26:14): https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/make-no-law/2018/03/disparagement-contempt-and-disrepute/

Transcript included.

Source

https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/make-no-law/

Legal Talk Network's Make No Law podcast explores the background of important First Amendment cases and the personalities and history that led to them.