Justices’ book deals disarm SCOTUS in music copyright case

Supreme Court recusals stop music case in its tracks, strike warning note

A publishing dispute has highlighted the issue of recusals by Supreme Court justices. The justices largely police themselves.

Justices’ book deals disarm SCOTUS in music copyright case

The justices’ penchant for off-the-bench writing left the Supreme Court without the ability to put pen to paper in a copyright dispute.

Courthouse News Service: Justices’ book deals disarm SCOTUS in music copyright case

Courthouse News Service: Justices’ book deals disarm SCOTUS in music copyright case . “The justices’ lucrative publishing deals left the Supreme Court unable to settle a major music copyright dispute Monday. Four of the high court’s nine members sat out on an appeal from the international record label BMG Rights Management. The label is owned by the same German media company as Penguin Random House, which published books by Justices Sonia Sotoma…

Book deals leave Supreme Court without quorum in music copyright fight

The U.S. Supreme Court failed recently to muster a quorum to hear a high-profile music copyright appeal, thanks to several justices' book deals.