No. 21-869
 
Title: Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Lynn Goldsmith, et al.
Docketed: December 13, 2021
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
   Case Numbers: (19-2420)
   Decision Date: August 24, 2021
   Rehearing Denied: September 10, 2021
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Dec 09 2021 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 12, 2022)
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Dec 29 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 12, 2022 to February 11, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
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Dec 30 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 11, 2022.
Jan 10 2022 Brief amici curiae of Copyright Law Professors filed.
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Jan 10 2022 Brief amici curiae of Barbara Kruger and Robert Storr filed.
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Jan 12 2022 Brief amici curiae of Art Law Professors filed.
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Jan 12 2022 Brief amici curiae of The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, and Brooklyn Museum filed.
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Feb 04 2022 Brief of respondents Lynn Goldsmith, et al. in opposition filed.
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Feb 23 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
Feb 23 2022 Reply of petitioner The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 21 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.
Mar 28 2022 Petition GRANTED.
Apr 18 2022 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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May 02 2022 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Lynn Goldsmith, et al.
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May 02 2022 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
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May 04 2022 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 10, 2022. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 8, 2022.
Jun 10 2022 Brief of petitioner The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. filed.
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Jun 10 2022 Joint appendix (Volumes I and II) filed. (Statement of cost filed)
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Jun 14 2022 ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, October, 12, 2022.
Jun 15 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. filed.
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Jun 16 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Art Law Professors filed.
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Jun 17 2022 Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed.
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Jun 17 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Floor64, Inc. d/b/a The Copia Institute filed.
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Jun 17 2022 Brief amici curiae of Authors Guild, Inc., et al. in support of neither party filed.
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Jun 17 2022 Brief amicus curiae of The Motion Picture Association, Inc. in support of neither party filed.
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Jun 17 2022 Brief amici curiae of Art Institute of Chicago, et al. in support of neither party filed.
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Jun 17 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Authors Alliance filed.
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Jun 17 2022 Brief amici curiae of Library Futures Institute, et al. in support of neither party filed.
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Jun 17 2022 Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
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Jun 17 2022 Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in suppoprt of neither party filed.
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Jun 17 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Art Professor Richard Meyer in support of neither party filed.
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Jun 17 2022 Brief amici curiae of Artists, et al. filed.
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Jun 17 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Copyright Alliance in support of neither party filed.
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Jun 17 2022 Brief amici curiae of Copyright Law Professors filed.
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Jun 17 2022 Brief amici curiae of Documentary Filmmakers filed.
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Jun 17 2022 Brief amici curiae of The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, et al. filed.
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Jun 22 2022 Record requested from the 2nd Circuit.
Jun 27 2022 The record from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit has been electronically filed.
Jul 21 2022 CIRCULATED
Aug 08 2022 Brief of respondents Lynn Goldsmith, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 11 2022 Brief amici curiae of Professors Peter S. Menell, Shyamkrishna Balganesh, and Jane C. Ginsburg as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 12 2022 Brief amici curiae of Graphic Artists Guild, Inc. and American Society for Collective Rights Licensing, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 12 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Philippa S. Loengard filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 15 2022 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
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Aug 15 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Jeffrey Sedlik, Professional, Photographer and Photography Licensing Expert filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 15 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Digital Media Licensing Association filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 15 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Prof. Zvi S. Rosen filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 15 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Senator Marsha Blackburn filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 15 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Guy A. Rub filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 15 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 15 2022 Brief amici curiae of Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice and Intellectual-Property Professors filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 15 2022 Brief amici curiae of Photographers Gary Bernstein and Julie Dermansky filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 15 2022 Brief amici curiae of American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 15 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 15 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Publishers filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 15 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Terry Kogan filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 15 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Committee for Justice filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 15 2022 Brief amici curiae of California Society of Entertainment Lawyers, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 15 2022 Brief amici curiae of The Recording Industry Association of America and The National Music Publishers Association filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 15 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 15 2022 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 07 2022 Reply of petitioner The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 28 2022 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.
Oct 12 2022 Argued. For petitioner: Roman Martinez, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.; and Yaira Dubin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
May 18 2023 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Jackson, J., joined. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., joined.
Jun 20 2023 Judgment issued.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Roman Martinez V
Counsel of Record
Latham & Watkins, LLP
555 Eleventh Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004

roman.martinez@lw.com
Ph: 202-637-3377
Party name: The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.


Attorneys for Respondents
Lisa S. Blatt
Counsel of Record
Williams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024

lblatt@wc.com
Ph: 202-434-5050
Party name: Lynn Goldsmith, et al.


Other Attorneys
Mark A. Baghdassarian
Counsel of Record
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (US) LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036

Mark.Baghdassarian@hsfkramer.com
Ph: 2127159100
Party name: New York Intellectual Property Law Association


Melanie Lynn Bostwick
Counsel of Record
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
1152 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005

mbostwick@orrick.com
Ph: 202-339-8483
Party name: Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice and Intellectual-Property Professors


Scott Alan Burroughs
Counsel of Record
Doniger / Burroughs
247 Water Street
First Floor
New York, NY 10038

scott@donigerlawfirm.com
Ph: (310) 590 - 1820
Party name: California Society of Entertainment Lawyers; National Society of Entertainment & Art Lawyers; Bob Gomel; Dana Ruth Lixenberg; Bob Gruen


Dale M. Cendali
Counsel of Record
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022

dale.cendali@kirkland.com
Ph: 212-446-4800
Party name: Association of American Publishers


Kyle Kenneth Courtney
Counsel of Record
Harvard University
1 Harvard Yard, Widener G-20
Cambridge, MA 02138

kyle_courtney@harvard.edu
Ph: 617-495-4089
Party name: Library Futures Institute, The Software Preservation Network, The EveryLibrary Institute, The American Library Association, The Association of College and Research Libraries, and The Association of Research Libraries


Caren Lerner Decter
Counsel of Record
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
28 Liberty Street, 35th Floor
New York, NY 10005

cdecter@fkks.com
Ph: 2127054833
Party name: Documentary Filmmakers


Gregory Jacob Dubinsky
Counsel of Record
Holwell Shuster & Goldberg, LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

gdubinsky@hsgllp.com
Ph: (646) 837-5151
Party name: Professor Terry Kogan


Jonathan Yates Ellis
Counsel of Record
McGuireWoods LLP
888 16th Street N.W.
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006

jellis@mcguirewoods.com
Ph: 202-828-2887
Party name: Art Professor Richard Meyer


Lauren Beth Emerson
Counsel of Record
Leason Ellis LLP
One Barker Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601

emerson@leasonellis.com
Ph: 91428800222
Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association


Katherine Connor Ferguson
Counsel of Record
Kooperman Mentel Ferguson Yaross Ltd.
250 East Town Street
Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43215

kferguson@kmfylaw.com
Ph: 614-344-4840
Party name: Professor Guy A. Rub


Simon James Frankel
Counsel of Record
Covington & Burling LLP
Salesforce Tower
415 Mission Street, Suite 5400
San Fransisco, CA 94105-2533

sfrankel@cov.com
Ph: 415-591-7052
Party name: Art Institute of Chicago, et al.


Catherine Rachel Gellis
Counsel of Record
Attorney at Law
3020 Bridgeway #247
Sausalito, CA 94965

cathy@cgcounsel.com
Ph: 2026422849
Party name: Floor64, Inc. d/b/a The Copia Institute


Naomi Jane Gray
Counsel of Record
Shades of Gray Law Group, P.C.
100 Shoreline Highway, Suite 100B
Mill Valley, CA 94941

ngray@shadesofgray.law
Ph: 4157469260
Party name: Digital Media Licensing Association


Remy Green
Counsel of Record
Cohen&Green P.L.L.C.
1639 Centre St., Suite 216
Ridgewood, NY 11385

remy@femmelaw.com
Ph: 19298889480
Party name: ROYAL MANTICORAN NAVY: THE OFFICIAL HONOR HARRINGTON FAN ASSOCIATION, INC.


Matthew Hersh
Counsel of Record
Attorney at Law
99 Blair Aly SW
Apartment 1155
Washington, DC 20024

matt@matthewhersh.com
Ph: 202 253 2514
Party name: Jeffrey Sedlik


Thomas Michael Johnson Jr.
Counsel of Record
Wiley Rein LLP
2050 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

tmjohnson@wiley.law
Ph: 2027194550
Party name: Senator Marsha Blackburn


Linda Joy Kattwinkel
Counsel of Record
Owen, Wickersham & Erickson, PC
2300 Clayton Rd., Ste. 1400
Concord, CA 94520

ljk@owe.com
Ph: (415) 882-3200
Party name: Graphic Artists Guild, Inc. and American Society for Collective Rights Licensing, Inc.


Susan J. Kohlmann
Counsel of Record
Jenner & Block LLP
1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036

skohlmann@jenner.com
Ph: 212-891-1600
Party name: Copyright Alliance


Eleanor Martine Lackman
Counsel of Record
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
437 Madison Avenue
25th Floor
New York, NY 10022

eml@msk.com
Ph: (212) 878-4890
Party name: Authors Guild, Inc., News Media Alliance, Sesame Workshop, Inc., Dramatists Legal Defense Fund, Romance Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and Garden Communicators International


David Leichtman
Counsel of Record
Leichtman Law PLLC
228 East 45th Street
Suite 605
New York, NY 10017

dleichtman@leichtmanlaw.com
Ph: (212) 419-5210
Party name: Photographers Gary Bernstein and Julie Dermansky


Mark A. Lemley
Counsel of Record
Durie Tangri LLP
217 Leidesdorff Street
San Francisco, CA 94111

mlemley@durietangri.com
Ph: 415-362-6666
Party name: Art Law Professors


Thomas Blake Maddrey
Counsel of Record
Four Embarcadero Center
Ste. 1400
San Francisco, CA 94111

maddrey@asmp.org
Ph: 2147011875
Party name: American Society of Media Photographers, Inc.


Corynne McSherry
Counsel of Record
Electronic Frontier Foundation
815 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA 94109

corynne@eff.org
Ph: 415-436-9333
Party name: Electronic Frontier Foundation and Organization For Transformative Works


Peter S. Menell
Counsel of Record
University of California
Univ. of California, Berkeley School of Law
225 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94720-7200

pmenell@law.berkeley.edu
Ph: 5106425489
Party name: Professors Peter S. Menell, Shyamkrishna Balganesh, and Jane C. Ginsburg as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents


Nicholas Michael O'Donnell
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109

nodonnell@sullivanlaw.com
Ph: 617-338-2814
Party name: Philippa S. Loengard


Stanley Joseph Panikowski III
Counsel of Record
DLA Piper LLP (US)
401 B Street, Suite 1700
San Diego, CA 92101

stanley.panikowski@us.dlapiper.com
Ph: 619-699-2643
Party name: Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P.


Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States


John Michael Reeves Jr.
Counsel of Record
Reeves Law LLC
7733 Forsyth Blvd.
Suite 1100 - #1192
St. Louis, MO 63105

reeves@appealsfirm.com
Ph: 3147756985
Party name: Committee for Justice


Zvi Shmuel Pinchas Rosen
Counsel of Record
Southern Illinois University School of Law
1150 Douglas Dr.
Carbondale, IL 62901

zvi.rosen@siu.edu
Ph: (618) 453-8648
Party name: Prof. Zvi S. Rosen


Jaime Ann Santos
Counsel of Record
Goodwin Procter LLP
1900 N St. NW
Washington, DC 20036

jsantos@goodwinlaw.com
Ph: 2023464034
Party name: The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, et al.


Frank Phillip Scibilia
Counsel of Record
Pryor Cashman LLP
7 Times Square
New York, NY 10036

fscibilia@pryorcashman.com
Ph: 212-326-0445
Party name: The Recording Industry Association of America and The National Music Publishers Association


Lawrence Jay Spiwak
Counsel of Record
5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Suite 440
Washington, DC 20015

lspiwak@phoenix-center.org
Ph: (202) 415-7309
Party name: Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies


Erik Robert Stallman
Counsel of Record
587 Simon Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720

estallman@law.berkeley.edu
Ph: 5106422485
Party name: Authors Alliance


Rebecca Leah Tushnet
Counsel of Record
Harvard Law School
1575 Massachusetts Ave.
Hauser 520
Cambridge, MA 02138

rtushnet@law.harvard.edu
Ph: (703) 593-6759
Party name: Copyright Law Professors


Danielle S. Van Lier
Counsel of Record
SAG-AFTRA
5757 Wilshire Blvd.
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036

danielle.vanlier@sagaftra.org
Ph: 3235496092
Party name: Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists


Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
Counsel of Record
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 500E
Washington, DC 20001-5369

donald.verrilli@mto.com
Ph: 202-220-1101
Party name: The Motion Picture Association, Inc.


Brian Michael Willen
Counsel of Record
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
1301 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor
New York, NY 10019-6022

bwillen@wsgr.com
Ph: (212) 999-5800
Party name: Barbara Kruger and Robert Storr