Mealey's (May 15, 2020, 7:03 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A pair of amicus curiae briefs were submitted April 29 in support of a petition for certiorari filed by the estate of John Steinbeck’s son, with the amici urging the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split over collateral estoppel and the rights of heirs to terminate copyright licenses under the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 (CTEA) (The Estate of Thomas Steinbeck, et al. v. Waverly Scott Kaffaga, No. 19-1181, U.S. Sup.)....