Redskins ask Supreme Court to review trademark case

The Washington Redskins have asked the Supreme court to review their appeal of a federal judge's July ruling upholding the cancellation of their trademark.

The team saw another chance in December, when a federal appeals court ruled in favor of The Slants, an Asian-American rock group that wants to trademark their name. That ruling found a provision of the 1946 Lanham Act related to trademarks being cancelled over disparaging messages was unconstitutional.

The government has asked the Supreme Court to overturn that ruling. The NFL team wants the court to hear its case alongside that of The Slants.

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