Free Speech, Lawsuits, and Cheap Gags

State and Local Government | March 8, 2010

By David Stokes | Read Time 1 minute

Here at the Show-Me Institute, we have been following the North Face / South Butt lawsuit with great interest. Many of us know the father of the South Butt founder’s line of fine clothing, and think the entire lawsuit by North Face to be ridiculous. So, last month on my annual family ski trip to Colorado, I could not resist getting a few pictures taken of me in my South Butt T-shirt. Needless to say, the North Face store in Beaver Creek seemed the perfect location to snap a few photos. Enjoy, and I hope everyone at the South Butt keeps up the fight for truth, justice, and humorous relaxation.


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About the Author

David Stokes

David Stokes is a St. Louis native and a graduate of Saint Louis University High School and Fairfield (Conn.) University. He spent six years as a political aide at the St. Louis County Council before joining the Show-Me Institute in 2007. Stokes was a policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute from 2007 to 2016. From 2016 through 2020 he was Executive Director of Great Rivers Habitat Alliance, where he led efforts to oppose harmful floodplain developments done with abusive tax subsidies. Stokes rejoined the Institute in early 2021 as the Director of Municipal Policy. He is a past president of the University City Library Board. He served on the St. Louis County 2010 Council Redistricting Commission and was the 2012 representative to the Electoral College from Missouri’s First Congressional District. He lives in University City with his wife and their three children.

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