The Proud Boys just lost control of their own name—as part of an unusual legal ruling. A D.C. judge has awarded ownership of the far-right group’s trademark and symbols to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church,

The Proud Boys lost big this week when a judge ruled that the group can no longer use its own name and instead awarded the moniker to a Washington DC-based Black church that was subjected to a “hateful and overtly racist” attack by the white supremacists.

The trademark for the name and symbols of the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys is now owned by a Black church in Washington, D.C.

A ruling by a Washington D.C. judge has barred the Proud Boys from selling merchandise using its name or symbols without permission from a Black church.

The ruling effectively prohibits Proud Boys chapters from legally using their own name or typical symbols without the permission of the Metropolitan AME Church.

A judge granted ownership of the "Proud Boys" trademarked name to a Black church the racist group in 2020 had vandalized, according to multiple reports.

Proud Boys chapters across the country can no longer use the group's name or logo unless granted approval by the church.