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Supreme Court sounds ready to rule a Californian can't trademark T-shirts with Trump's name

Former US President Donald Trump watches from a box on the 18th green during day one of the LIV Golf Invitational- DC at Trump National Golf Club on May 26, 2023, in Sterling, Virginia.

Supreme Court justices on Wednesday sounded ready to rule that a T-shirt with the phrase "Trump Too Small" cannot be trademarked by a California attorney seeking the exclusive right to sell clothing with the slogan.

Donald Trump is not a party to , but in the past he objected when businesses and others tried to make use of his name.

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