Amicus Brief of Psychology Professors as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners

Susan S. Harjo v. Pro-Football, Inc.

Numerous SPSSI members recently commented on an amicus brief filed with the United States Supreme Court on behalf of petitioners addressing disparaging trademarks used in the logo and merchandising representation of the Washington Redskins professional football team.  To access the entirety of the amicus brief in PDF form, please click here (link).  The names of the SPSSI members involved have been included below as a reference:


Mahzarin Banaji – Professor of Psychology, Harvard University

Eugene Borgida – Professor of Psychology and Law, University of Minnesota

Nancy Cantor – Chancellor and President, Syracuse University

John Dovidio – Professor of Psychology, Yale University

Susan Fiske – Professor of Psychology, Princeton University

Stephanie Fryberg – Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Arizona

James Jackson – Professor of Psychology, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan

Robert Sellers – Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan

Claude Steele – Provost, Columbia University

Jeff Stone – Professor of Psychology, University of Arizona

Michael Zarate – Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso