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Supreme Court Rules Trademarks Offensive To Some May Stand

Posted by: thepinetree on 06/19/2017 10:37 AM

Washington, DC...(The following is a portion of the opinion of the court)...JUSTICE ALITO announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II, and III–A, and an opinion with respect to Parts III–B, III–C, and IV, in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE, JUSTICE THOMAS, and JUSTICE BREYER join. This case concerns a dance-rock band’s application for federal trademark registration of the band’s name, “The Slants.” “Slants” is a derogatory term for persons of Asian Descent, and members of the band are Asian-Americans. But the band members believe that by taking that slur as the name of their group, they will help to “reclaim” the term and drain its denigrating force. The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) denied the application based on a provision of federal law prohibiting the registration of trademarks that may “disparage . . . orbring . . . into contempt] or disrepute” any “persons, living or dead.” 15 U. S. C. §1052(a). We now hold that this provision violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. It offends a bedrock First Amendment principle: Speech may not be banned on the ground that it.

The ruling also covers other trademarks that have come under fire like the Washington's Redskin's logo above. Click on the logo above to load the entire ruling.

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Sickness Unto Death Part VI: Free Market Health Care that Isn't Free ~ By John MacWillie, Ph.D.

Posted by: thepinetree on 06/18/2017 04:19 PM

Murphys, CA...If you draw a graph of the American health care system, it looks like a home-stitched quilt made by someone that cannot see. Nothing fits together -- not the colors, the design, or the function. There are a lot of reasons for this picture, but how we fund health care is the single biggest problem.

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Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods Market

Posted by: thepinetree on 06/16/2017 07:16 AM

Seattle & Austin, TX...Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire Whole Foods Market for $42 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $13.7 billion, including Whole Foods Market’s net debt. “Millions of people love Whole Foods Market because they offer the best natural and organic foods, and they make it fun to eat healthy,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. “Whole Foods Market has been satisfying, delighting and nourishing customers for nearly four decades – they’re doing an amazing job and we want that to continue.”

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Tuolumne County Regional Fire Academy Graduates Eight New Firefighters

Posted by: thepinetree on 06/16/2017 08:16 PM

Sonora, CA...The Tuolumne County Fire Department is proud to announce the graduation of five TCFD Volunteer Firefighters, one Mi Wuk Sugar Pine Fire District Volunteer Firefighter and two TCFD Fire Explorers from the Tuolumne County Regional Volunteer Firefighter Academy. County Fire held a small graduation ceremony on Friday night to recognize the dedication, sacrifice and hard work these eight individuals endured over the last five months. Attendees of the ceremony included the family and friends of the graduates, Supervisor Randy Hanvelt (District 2) and CAL FIRE/TCFD staff.

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CCWD Continues To Make System Upgrades In Arnold Area

Posted by: thepinetree on 06/15/2017 09:30 AM

Arnold, CA...June 14-June 16: Crews will be trenching and installing 12-inch ductile iron piping along Dunbar Road. They will also tie in a pressure-reducing valve at the corner of Dunbar and Blagen Roads. Traffic control will be in effect during this work. Once the new section of piping is installed, they will begin testing. June 20-23: Crews will continue testing the section of pipe recently installed on Dunbar Road between Fir Street and Blagen Road. Traffic control may be in effect during this work.

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Don't Miss The June Chamber Mixer At Lake Camanche Tonight

Posted by: thepinetree on 06/15/2017 10:15 AM

Valley Springs, CA...Don't Miss The June Chamber Mixer At Lake Camanche Tonight

Update From Calaveras Unified School District Negotiations

Posted by: thepinetree on 06/15/2017 01:28 PM

San Andreas, CA...An update regarding negotiations between Calaveras Unified School District and Calaveras Unified Educators Association (CUEA). Posted on the CUSD website at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dxpNiYFqDlSDF2VDFfeTBRS2s/view is a copy of the official Fact Finding Report, including the formal dissent issued as part of the official report, that was a result of the formal Fact Finding process that Calaveras Unified School District engaged in with the Calaveras Unified Educators Association (CUEA), as part of the contract negotiation process.

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Federal Reserve Moves Forward With Rate Increase

Posted by: thepinetree on 06/14/2017 11:35 AM

Washington, DC...Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising moderately so far this year. Job gains have moderated but have been solid, on average, since the beginning of the year, and the unemployment rate has declined. Household spending has picked up in recent months, and business fixed investment has continued to expand. On a 12-month basis, inflation has declined recently and, like the measure excluding food and energy prices, is running somewhat below 2 percent. Market-based measures of inflation compensation remain low; survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed, on balance.

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The 2016 - 2017 Calaveras Grand Jury Final Report

Posted by: thepinetree on 06/14/2017 01:17 PM

San Andreas, CA...The Calaveras Grand Jury has completed their final report for the 2016-2017 Session. We have included the report in full PDF and also .Doc formats. If you click on the image below it will load the PDF version.