NOTUS blocked from rebranding as the Star over trademark concerns

Published June 3, 2026 10:19am ET



A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked NOTUS from renaming itself the Star, giving a partial win to the revived Washington Star.

U.S. District Judge Rossie Alston Jr. of Virginia granted a temporary restraining order requested by the Washington Star, a conservative daily afternoon newspaper once known in Washington, D.C. After going bankrupt in August 1981, the company is restarting operations and fighting NOTUS in court over its trademark name.

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