| 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 |
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| Date | 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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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| 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 | 202-637-3377 |
| Party name: The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Lisa Schiavo Blatt Counsel of Record | Williams & Connolly LLP 680 Maine Avenue SW Washington, DC 20024 lblatt@wc.com | 202-434-5050 |
| Party name: Lynn Goldsmith, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Mark A. Baghdassarian Counsel of Record | Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 MBaghdassarian@kramerlevin.com | 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 | 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 | (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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | (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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | (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 | 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 | (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 | (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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | (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 | 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 | 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 | (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 | 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 | (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 | 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 | 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 | (212) 999-5800 |
| Party name: Barbara Kruger and Robert Storr | ||