| Litigants: | Little v. Hall |
| Arguedatea: | January 8 |
| Arguedateb: | 9 |
| Argueyear: | 1856 |
| Decidedate: | January 24 |
| Decideyear: | 1856 |
| Fullname: | Little et al. v. Hall et al. |
| Usvol: | 59 |
| Uspage: | 165 |
| Parallelcitations: | 18 How. 165; 15 L. Ed. 328 |
| Holding: | A contract with state officials to be the official publisher of court opinion documents does not transfer any copyright to that publisher, and they may not seek an injunction against someone else printing those documents. |
Little v. Hall, 59 U.S. (18 How.) 165 (1856), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held a contract with state officials to be the official publisher of court opinion documents does not transfer any copyright to that publisher, and they may not seek an injunction against someone else printing those documents.[1]