Supreme Court to hear challenge over offensive trademarks (Yahoo Sports)

The Supreme Court will hear a First Amendment challenge over the government's refusal to register offensive trademarks in a case that could affect the Washington Redskins. The justices agreed Thursday to take up a dispute involving an Asian-American rock band called the Slants, but they did not act on a separate request to hear the higher-profile Redskins case at the same time. Both groups argue that it is unconstitutional for the government to reject trademark rights for offensive speech.