A judge awarded A historic black church in Washington Control Proud boys registered trademark. The update comes after the far -right group was lacking on a judgment of $ 2.8 million. Monday’s decision in the DC Superior Court grants rights to the brand name of the group African Metropolitan Epicopal Episcopal Church.
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In addition, the decision prohibits the members of proud boys from selling goods with its name or symbols without the consent of the church. It also allows the church to try to tear off all the parts that the proud boys have made the sale of the group’s goods.
For the context, African Metropolitis Episcopal Methodist continued To recover damages after the members of the proud boys vandalized the church. It happened After a Pro-Donald Trump rally in December 2020. Members demolished and burned Black Lives Matter Banners in two churches, including Metropolitan African Methodist. There were also violent clashes between the opposing demonstrators, and arrests were made that night.
The church trial qualified the actions on December 12, 2020, “acts of terror” and said that they were supposed to intimidate the members of the Church. A default judgment was granted to the church in June 2023. After the proud boys did not make his payments and communicate with the court or their representatives, the lawyers of the church filed a request in December to request brand rights.
The head of the far -right group reacts to the decision
Enrique TarrioThen the chief of proud boys, confessed to having participated in the burns. A judge then sentenced him to more than five months in prison for these accusations and others. Later, he was sentenced to 22 years old in the federal prison for orchestrated on January 6, 2021, Riot.
Fortunately for Tarrio, President Donald Trump was indulgent, to say the least, with the proud boys and their actions in the infamous riot. During his first day in power, Trump granted pardons, switches or promised to reject affairs against more than 1,500 people accused of crimes in the January 6 attack on the Capitol – including Tarrio.
Case files show that the trial was served in Tarrio in the federal prison where it was hosted during its deposit, as well as at least another address associated with it and another member. In a long declaration published on X, Tarrio reacted to the decision of the judge on the group’s brand.
“The President judge denied a regular procedure to myself and to the other defendants, preventing us from presenting an appropriate defense.”
Tarrio has also suggested in separate articles that proud boys are renamed “African Methodist Episcopal Boys” and asked for suggestions on a new name.
A lawyer representing the church in civil action did not respond to a request for comments. Nayib Hassan, Tarrio’s lawyer, refused to comment.
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The staff of the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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