A judge has awarded a historic Black church in Washington control over the Proud Boys trademark after the far-right group defaulted on a $2.8 million judgment. The Monday ruling in D.C. Superior Court grants rights to the trademark of the group's name to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church and bars the Proud Boys

A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington, D.C., church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.

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.