Legal Question in Constitutional Law in North Carolina

I am a direct descendant of Pocahontas'. Can I sue for Trump's continuous use of her name as a racial slur?


Asked on 6/10/16, 8:30 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Sorry, but no. You have no rights in the name of such a distant ancestor, especially one who is historically significant. Even if you had such rights, so would all of her other living descendants. Some of them might feel differently from you about how her name is used. There is no good reason why any particular descendant should be able to make decisions about rights that belong to all of them.

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Answered on 6/11/16, 2:25 pm


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