12mo ago

"Haley voters for Harris" group gets cease and desist request from Nikki Haley

www.cbsnews.com

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The same Nikki Haley that endorsed Kamala??
I don't see how this works. Like, Haley doesn't own what was objectively the org's name/ tagline. For example there was a PAC called "Vets Against Trump". Its not like Trump can issue a cease and desist for that use.
It also seems like trying to have it both ways with PACs. Can you or can you not coordinate?
- I agree with you in spirit, but the way the law probably works on this boils down to they're using her name.
  Imagine if someone made a group named 'Friends of your name for Hitler.'
  You would probably find that defamatory, and I think the law would probably agree.
  
  I mean, I go back to my previous point. There was quite literally a PAC called "Vets against Trump".
  Interestingly, I dug into this a bit. Haley may have something here.
  https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/registering-pac/naming-nonconnected-pac/
  You may use names, but only in the case that its explicitly "against" a thing. I'm still not sure Haley has grounds in the direction she's taken though. But that begs the question of the previous convention, and it not being an FEC issue. Again, this just feels like Haley wanting to have it both ways.
So she can flip flop and bend tye knee to the guy that she insisted was wrong for our nation…but her supporters likewise changing their minds….shocked Pikachu
Screw her. She used to have some measure of principle. No more.
I never would have heard about this group if not for her ridiculous overreaction. I know the perfect song for this, though.
Who gives a fuck? With a decent lawyer the courts won't be able to move fast enough to do anything actually effective. Just keep on keeping on, deal with any consequences come December.
I’ll take “Wasting money on Lawyers for 400”, Alex
Liquid Death made an Arnold Palmer called “armless Palmer” but Palmer’s estate threatened to sue, so they renamed it “Dead Billionaire.” I would like it very much if they came up with a petty name on the same level.

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