Before the Court
The Justices Weigh in During Oral Arguments
At 10:03 a.m. on October 9, 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 01-618, the case of Eric Eldred, et al. v. John Ashcroft. At 11:01 a.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Lawrence Lessig, attorney for Eric Eldred, et al., and Theodore Olson, U.S. Solicitor General. Questions are presented from the nine Supreme Court justices. Argument on Behalf of Eric Eldred, et al. QUESTION: For the sake of argument here, let’s assume we don’t accept the Copyright Clause argument. Do you have an independent First…
