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Court Denies Injunction Sought By Native Americans Challenging Colorado “Mascot” Ban As Discriminatory
Plaintiffs’ Attorney: “The District Court’s order would lead to absurd results. Schools might find out at the end of our case that Colorado’s law forcing them to change their name was unconstitutional all along.”
We previously reported on a lawsuit by a Native American group and individuals seeking to halt implementation of Colorado’s ban on Native American school mascots, claiming that the law unconstitutionally singled out Native Americans for adverse treatment as to mascots.
There’s a side to this issue that I had not thought of, but is argued in a lawsuit just filed in Colorado. That when the government is involved in such name bans, it is discrimination against American Indians because it deprives them of the ability to have things named after them. It is, according to the argument, the worst form of cultural appropriation, more like cultural depravation.
On December 1, 2021, the federal district court denied a request for an emergency injunction, ruling that there was no emergency since the ban only became effective on Jun 1, 2022:
Court Denies Injunction Sought By Native Americans Challenging Colorado “Mascot” Ban As Discriminatory
Plaintiffs' Attorney: 'The District Court’s order would lead to absurd results. Schools might find out at the end of our case that Colorado’s law forcing them to change their name was unconstitutional all along.'
legalinsurrection.com
