Sorry for cross-posting (conlawprof, religionlaw), not sure which list would have first "claim" to being the sole object of this message.
>From http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202463198055, which takes the >article from the Legal Intelligencer (of Phila). Here's the Headline, the first paragraph, and another paragraph, of a long and interesting story. Perhaps a law review article in here for someone. =================================================================================== Filmmaker Can Go With 'Hell' When It Comes to Company Name Federal judge voids Pennsylvania's blasphemy law A federal judge has struck down Pennsylvania's blasphemy statute -- a law that forbids the use of certain blasphemous and profane words in the naming of a corporation -- with a ruling that clears the way for the plaintiff to use the name "I Choose Hell Productions" for his film company. * * * * The impetus for the law, Baylson found, was a wave of complaints from religious leaders about a McKeesport, Pa., businessman's decision to name his store "The God Damn Gun Shop." =================================================================================== Jim Maule Professor of Law Villanova University School of Law [email protected] http://vls.law.villanova.edu/prof/maule
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