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A lawyer for the Native Americans, Jesse Witten, argued that his clients should be left out of the dispute and that the lawsuit against them should be dismissed. But team attorney Robert Raskopf said Amanda Blackhorse and the other defendants belong in court because they're the ones who filed the petition.
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The judge seemed to agree and said he would issue a written ruling at a later date.

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The team could have challenged the ruling in appellate court in Washington, but sought help instead in a venue that gives it more options,Wholesale China Jerseys, by going to a trial court to sue the Native Americans who complained in the first place.
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A trademark office board decided in June to cancel some of the Redskins' trademarks, citing federal regulations against protecting words and images that are disparaging or offensive.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge seems to think Native Americans offended by the Washington Redskins team name are properly being sued by the NFL franchise.