
OA165: You Heard It Here First! (Abortion Rights, Gun Control, and Offensive Trademarks)
StixxyTooWavy
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<span style="text-decoration: underline">Note</span>: The "C" segment of this episode (and the show notes) contain hilarious explicit language in order to discuss a recent development in trademark law. You've been warned! In the preshow, we tamp down on some unwarranted liberal freakout regarding a recent <a href= "https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-reducing-poverty-america-promoting-opportunity-economic-mobility/"> White House Executive Order regarding the last few fraying strands of our social safety net</a>. After that, we revisit three cases we told you we'd be keeping an eye on. First, we look at the aftermath of <em>Jane Doe v. Wright</em>, which we first discussed in <a href= "https://openargs.com/oa117-restricting-abortion-rights-deep-dive-res-judicata/"> Episodes 117</a> and <a href= "https://openargs.com/oa133-want-go-law-school/">133</a>. Back then, we told you about the fate of a single young woman in state custody who was denied her right to an abortion; today, we tell you about the nationwide class action that was just certified in <em>Garza v. Hargan</em>. Next, we revisit <em>Kolbe v. Hogan</em>, which we called a "landmark" case way back in <a href= "https://openargs.com/oa47-gun-control-case-overrule-dc-v-heller/">Episode 47</a>. Find out how a federal district court judge in Massachusetts just applied <em>Kolbe</em> in upholding the Massachusetts ban on assault weapons and large capacity magazines. For our third revisit, we take a look at another trademark case in light of the Slants case (<em>Matal v. Tam</em>) that we first discussed with Simon Tam way back in <a href= "https://openargs.com/oa33-interview-slants/">Episode 33</a> and reported on Tam's victory before the Supreme Court in <a href= "https://openargs.com/oa80-flashback-friday-featuring-health-care-slants-gerrymandering/"> Episode 80</a>. The Slants's victory paved the way for disparaging and offensive trademarks, but what about garden-variety "immoral or scandalous" ones, like FUCT clothing or "B
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OA165: You Heard It Here First! (Abortion Rights, Gun Control, and Offensive Trademarks)
StixxyTooWavy