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When can the President deploy military forces in U.S. cities? Explore the legal framework behind domestic troop deployment, including the Insurrection Act, constitutional powers, and historical precedents like the 1957 Little Rock Crisis. Understanding the complex web of authorities, limitations, and checks that govern presidential emergency powers in our federal system.

In a stunning turn of events that reads like a comic book plot itself, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has canceled four longstanding trademarks for “Super Hero” and “Super Heroes” jointly owned by comic book giants Marvel and DC Comics.¹ The September 26, 2024 decision marks the end of a 57-year monopoly on terms that have become synonymous with an entire entertainment genre.