Richard Linn American Inn of Court

10/13/2022

Is the future of artistic expression at stake? The Supreme Court will consider whether Andy Warhol's Prince paintings violate copyright law.

In The Andy Warhol foundation for the Visual Arts Inc. v. Goldsmith, Lynn Goldsmith is seeking remedy for the infringement of her photo. Shot in 1981, Vanity Fair magazine licensed Goldsmith's photo for a portrait as an "artist's reference". Lynn Goldsmith, however, thinks that this is not just a reference.

The Supreme Court will have to put on their art critic hats and answer some big questions for fair use in copyright law in the upcoming case.

Read more about it here:
https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/supreme-court-to-consider-whether-andy-warhols-prince-paintings-violate-copyright-law

04/27/2020

Pizza was delivered! Thanks Lou Malnati's and thank you essential workers!!

04/17/2020

President Adam Kelly shared a letter with membership today on the status of our Inn's events and upcoming programming.
His positive attitude exemplifies the spirit of the Linn Inn. Thank you for your strong leadership, Adam!

04/10/2020

Many thanks to Past President Peg Duncan for organizing a meal for the entire Emergency Room and Trauma Staff of Stroger Hospital. The Linn Inn is sending individual box lunches from Lou Malnati’s for 70 ER staff members on April 24. We thank the Stroger staff and all others out there risking their lives to help others.

03/16/2020

We are postponing all events for now. See the below email from President Adam Kelly. Please stay safe.

12/11/2019

Thank you to our members for your generous donations to the American Dreams Playroom at the Dirksen Federal Building! A group of Inn members attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday where our past President, Chief Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer and Membership Chair, Lauren Reilly Schwartz spoke. Check out the video and article below for more details.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is providing a playroom for children and families to enjoy while waiting for naturalization ceremonies to begin.

10/24/2019

“Up In Smoke: What Lies Ahead When Cannabis Is Legalized In Illinois?” IP Protection and other legal and ethical considerations. Our esteemed panelists Julie Katz, Wasim Bleibel and Matt Miller discuss at our October Program Meeting hosted by K&L Gates.

09/25/2019

And we're off! Our first program meeting of the year, "Free Solo - Should You Scale the IP Legal Mountain Alone?"

Hosted by McDermott Will & Emery and Peg Duncan.

Panelists Meredith Martin Irwin Law Firm

07/18/2019

Thrilled to share that once again the Linn Inn has been awarded the Achieving Excellence Platinum designation, the highest designation given by the American Inns of Court. We hit this benchmark each year due to the hard work and participation of our members. Congratulations!

07/09/2019

The Richard Linn American Inn of Court is thrilled to congratulate CHIEF JUDGE Rebecca Pallmeyer on her investiture as the first female Chief Judge of the Northern District of Illinois! 👏👏👏 As a past President, current Judicial Counselor, and incredibly active member of the Inn, Chief Judge Pallmeyer has already provided us with a bird’s eye view into the benefits her brand of compassionate leadership can bestow on any organization. We have no doubt the District will benefit immeasurably from the same. Three cheers for the Chief! 👏👏👏🍾🥂 (Also, check out this wonderful article if you want to learn more about why those of us in the Inn and the Federal Bar are so excited about this moment in history: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-rebecca-pallmeyer-first-female-chief-judge-20190704-e2te6rxyq5fath2wd5zamzkzma-story.html)