An Asian-American rock band called the Slants have won a major legal battle over their name after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down part of a law that bans offensive trademarks in an 8-0 ruling Monday. "After an excruciating legal battle that has spanned nearly eight years, we’re beyond humbled and thrilled to have won this case at the Supreme Court," the band said in a statement. Tam told Fox News in January he named the band the Slants because "it represented our perspective—or slant—on life as people of color." A federal appeals court had sided with the Slants in 2015, saying First Amendment protects "even hurtful speech that harms members of oft-stigmatized communities." A federal appeals court in Richmond put the team's case on hold while waiting for the Supreme Court to rule in the Slants case.

Source: Fox News June 19, 2017 16:18 UTC