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this is a good point and i forgot to cover this in the OP. Trump University was not a University, but a company.
To be completely fair the company is guilty of this... in a couple states, not federally. The name of the company was then changed after a court case in NY.
i believe, but could be wrong, that "university" as a phrase carries certain consumer protections nationwide. however as these "universities" only existed in a single state and involved no interstate commerce there were no federal proceedings. Also keep in mind this, so far, is a civil lawsuit rather than a criminal proceeding. Trump "university" needs to change it's name or be open to more civil lawsuits, not criminal charges. Unless there is some sort of massive negligence that results in harm to someone criminal charges don't apply in situations like this. You'd have to demonstrate some sort of racket to steal money from the students, as compared to this which is just overstated promises and a phony name for the "school" without any accreditation to back it up.
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I have not yet found any proof that "Trump University" actually portrayed being a University. People seemed to know at the very least, this getting into it.
Other promises have been broken, but so far, this doesn't seem to be one of those.
It was catchy word-play, but i was not opposed to them having to change the name either. This keeps laws stricter around this area.
that doesnt matter. u can't name a non-accredited institution "university" unless you're protected by some parody. such as the "pick up artist university" being the name of a course at the community center for incels.
u can't sell anything labeled certain terms, period, unless it's backed up as such.
This post was edited by thesnipa on Aug 14 2018 02:17pm