‘Copyright Troll’ Liebowitz Suspended From Manhattan Court

December 1, 2020, 4:14 PM UTC

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York’s Grievance Committee has suspended notorious copyright attorney Richard Liebowitz from practicing before the court, according to a court order.

The committee cited Liebowitz’s “repeated disregard for orders from this Court and his unwillingness to change despite 19 formal sanctions and scores of other admonishments and warnings from judges across the country” in its amended Monday order to suspend him. The suspension is temporary until the committee issues its final decision on the “strongly supported” disciplinary charges against him.

Liebowitz is known for filing more than 1,000 lawsuits on behalf ...

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