Scarlet letter sentences: as convicts who are ordered to shovel manure and post warning signs have learned, shame is making a comeback

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Many observers note an increase over the past decade in criminal sentences intended to humiliate and shame the perpetrator, though verdicts on their success are mixed. U of Chicago Law School professor Dan M. Kahan identifies four types: stigmatizing publicity, literal stigmatization, self-debasement, and imposed contrition. Such sentences are usually linked to a reduction or elimination of prison time so they are rarely challenged, though the most common sorts have been upheld in courts of appeal.

Psychological aspects, United States, Analysis, Alternatives to imprisonment, Alternative sentencing, Community service, Community services

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Trademark blues: the court considers whether to extend registration rights to product colors

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The US Supreme Court will decide in Qualitex Co v. Jacobson Products, Inc whether a color can be registered as a trademark. Qualitex manufactures a green-gold pad for steam presses which commercial dry cleaners have used for over three decades and which was registered as a trademark in 1991. Qualitex sued Jacobson after the latter began making press pads of the same color. The US Court of Appeals held that a trademark cannot be granted for color alone.

Cases, Trademarks

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