Lawrence Lessig - Notable Cases

Notable Cases

  • Hardwicke v. American Boychoir (representing plaintiff John Hardwicke) Pending
  • Golan v. Gonzales (representing multiple plaintiffs)
  • Eldred v. Ashcroft (representing plaintiff Eric Eldred) Lost
  • Kahle v. Ashcroft—(also see Brewster Kahle) Dismissed
  • United States v. Microsoft (special master and author of an amicus brief addressing the Sherman Act)
    • Lessig was appointed special master by Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson in 1997. The appointment was vacated by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The appellate court ruled that the powers granted to Lessig exceeded the scope of the Federal statute providing for special masters. Judge Jackson then solicited Lessig’s amicus brief.
    • Lessig himself says about this appointment: "Did Justice Jackson pick me to be his special master because he had determined I was the perfect mix of Holmes and Ed Felten? No, I was picked because I was a Harvard Law Professor teaching the law of cyberspace. Remember: So is 'fame' made."
  • MPAA v. 2600 (submitted an amicus brief with Yochai Benkler in support of 2600)

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