Trademark Infringement Is A Drag
6/10/202617 min
In this episode of Sisters Sidebar, Barb McQuade and Joyce Vance answer listener questions on prosecutor ethics, protest rights, trademark law, and more. They discuss whether state bars can discipline federal prosecutors who follow Trump over the rule of law, the difference between protected peaceful protest and actions that can lead to arrest, whether Patagonia has a strong trademark infringement case against drag performer Pattie Gonia, if Todd Blanche could face disbarment for unethical conduct after leaving the Trump administration, whether the Attorney General is legally required to be a lawyer, and classic legal fiction books.
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First 90 secondsJoyce Vance· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Welcome to this episode of Sisters Sidebar, with Joyce Vance and me, Barb McQuade. If you have a question for us, please email us at sistersinlaw@politicon.com, or tag us on social media using #sistersinlaw. But don't just type them. Your voices are so important, which is why we wanna hear them, too. So you can email us a voice memo using one of your notes apps, and we might play it on the show. Let's get started. Joyce, here's a question for you from Harry.
Barb McQuade· Host0:34
This is Harry from Northern Virginia. As a physician, there are consequences for me if I make a medical mistake, a malpractice suit. Or if I do something unethical or knowingly do something wrong, the state board can investigate me. For federal prosecutors, what are the consequences if they make a mistake or, more importantly, if they do something unethical or knowingly wrong? Thanks, sisters.
Joyce Vance· Host0:57
Well, Harry, this is a really great question, because like doctors, lawyers are subject to certain standards, professional standards. And for federal prosecutors, there are more standards than there are for most lawyers, because we're subject to internal discipline at the Justice Department. Of course, that's not functioning too well under this Justice Department. You know, I'm sure it functions just fine for run-of-the-mill prosecutors, but for the people that we're most concerned about, these high-ranking officials that are following Donald Trump instead