Jul. 13, 2017
9th Circuit revives DOJ assault on Mongols Gang
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave the Department of Justice another shot to pursue its racketeering case against the Mongol Motorcycle Club, ruling on Tuesday that a lower court erred when it blocked the government from seizing the trademark rights to the club’s patch, which depicts a sword-wielding biker with a Fu Manchu mustache.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has given the Department of Justice another shot at its racketeering case against the Mongol Motorcycle Club. A three-judge panel concluded that a lower court erred when it blocked the government’s seizure of the trademark rights to the club’s patch — a sword-wielding biker with a Fu Manchu mustache.
The decision breathes new life into the government’s campaign against the Mongols, which began n...
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