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Justice Department Gives up Washington Redskins Name Fight
Justice Department Gives up Washington Redskins Name Fight
Justice Department Gives up Washington Redskins Name Fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is giving up the legal fight over the name of the Washington Redskins. In a letter to a federal appeals court, the department said last week's Supreme Court decision in favor of an Asian-American band calling itself the Slants means the NFL team will prevail in a legal battle to cancel the team's trademarks because the name is disparaging to Native American