The Gavel · 15-375 · 579 U.S. 197
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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SCOTUS merits case argued in OT 2015.
Opinion of the Court
Author not listed
Apr 25, 2016
58 min
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Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Jun 16, 2016 · Kagan · 579 U.S. 197
Justice KAGAN delivered the opinion of the Court. Section 505 of the Copyright Act provides that a district court "may ... award a reasonable attorney's fee to the prevailing party." 17 U.S.C. § 505 . The question presented here is whether a court, in exerc…
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Apr 8, 2016 · 136 S. Ct. 1538
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument granted.
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Jan 15, 2016 · 136 S. Ct. 890
Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted.