Lawrence Hurley covers the Supreme Court for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — No case is too small for the Supreme Court. On Wednesday, the high court will hear arguments in a dispute over whether a California lawyer can trademark the phrase “Trump too small,” a reference to a bawdy joke that Sen. Marc Rubio, R-Fla., made about a sensitive part of Donald Trump’s anatomy.
The consent provision 'effectively precludes the registration of any mark that criticizes public figures—even as it allows them to register their own positive messages about themselves,' Elster's lawyers wrote in court papers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled for Elster, saying his free speech rights under the Constitution's First Amendment were violated. The Biden administration, representing the trademark office, appealed.
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