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#SCOTUS rules that a federal law prohibiting the registration of "immoral or scandalous" trademarks violates the First Amendment. supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf… 
Justice Alito, concurring, says viewpoint discrimination "has become
increasingly prevalent in this country. At a time when free speech is under attack, it is especially important for this Court to remain firm on the principle that the First Amendment does not tolerate it."
increasingly prevalent in this country. At a time when free speech is under attack, it is especially important for this Court to remain firm on the principle that the First Amendment does not tolerate it."
Justice Sotomayor says, starting now, "the Government will have no statutory basis to refuse (and thus no choice but to begin) registering marks containing the most vulgar, profane, or obscene words and images imaginable."
