Legal Opinion
International Olympic Committee v. San Francisco Arts & Athletics
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1986No. Nos. 84-1759, 84-2528PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of the San Francisco Arts and Athletics’ (SFAA) use of the phrase “Gay Olympics” to describe an athletic competition it sponsored. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) brought suit under the Amateur Sports Act of 1978, codified at 36 U.S.C. §§ 371-96 (1982), against SFAA and various individuals to restrain the use of “Olympics” to describe the event. Plaintiffs also made various related claims, which were not subsequently pressed, and are no longer in the case. The district court issued a temporary…
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