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Posted Sep 15th 2009 10:30AM by TMZ Staff
The war over the Washington Redskins -- the most offensive team name in professional sports -- might finally go to the U.S. Supreme Court.
A group of American Indians is asking the highest court in the land to cancel the trademarks on the Redskins team name and logos -- due to the fact that they're extremely defamatory toward Native Americans.
The American Indian group has been fighting this battle since 1992. They won a ruling in 1999 ... but the decision was defeated soon after by judges who decided they waited too long to bring their case to the courts.
The Redskins -- worth a reported $1.5 billion -- have been using the name since 1933.
Now, the Native American group wants SCOTUS to review the lower court decision -- and finally force Washington to understand why naming an NFL team after the color of someone's skin could be offensive.
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Tags: Redskins, Supreme Court, SupremeCourt, Washington
Posted Feb 28th 2006 4:39PM by TMZ Staff
As Anna Nicole Smith digests what the United States Supreme Court has to say about her fight over her late husband's fortune, TMZ has gone back to one of the most contententious celebrity trials in memory.
Take a look at the trial back in 2000, and watch Anna Nicole squirm as she enrages opposing counsel and the judge.
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Supreme Court Wowed by Playboy Playmate's Case
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Tags: anna nicole smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, celebruty trial, CelebrutyTrial, supreme court, SupremeCourt
Posted Feb 28th 2006 4:12PM by TMZ Staff
By GINA HOLLAND, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
With an oil fortune on the line, former stripper Anna Nicole Smith encountered a sympathetic audience at the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Several justices said they were concerned that the one-time Playboy Playmate was kept from pursuing a piece of her late husband's fortune.
"It's quite a story," said Justice Stephen Breyer.
Smith married oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II in 1994 when he was 89 and she was a 26-year-old topless dancer in Texas. Marshall died the following year. His fortune has been estimated at as much as $1.6 billion.
One of his two sons claims he is the only heir.
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Tags: Anna Nicole Smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, J. Howard Marshall, J.HowardMarshall, Supreme Court, SupremeCourt
