The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to revive former Rep. Steve King’s (R-Iowa) bid to receive attorneys’ fees in a copyright fight that stemmed from a meme posted by his campaign. A jury ordered King’s campaign to pay $750 for using the “Success Kid” meme in its fundraising materials,

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear Republican former Iowa congressman Steve King's bid to avoid paying a small judgment for having used without permission an internet meme - the "Success Kid" photo of a determined-looking 11-month-old baby at the beach - to promote his 2020 reelection campaign.

The controversial former congressman said the mother of "Success Kid" singled him out for "lawfare" after promoting the meme for billions of other uses.