WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office. The administration’s ...

The Trump administration has fired the nation’s top copyright official, Shira Perlmutter, days after abruptly terminating the head of the Library of Congress, which ...

“Among other certworthy reasons for granting the application, the administration told the Court that the injunction granted by the D.C. Circuit is creating uncertainty for copyright owners and ...

Perlmutter challenged her removal in federal court. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., rejected her request for an order that would temporarily return her to her job while the litigation continued.

Perlmutter went to federal court to challenge her removal. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly rejected her request to be temporarily reinstated while her lawsuit continued. But the U.S. Court of ...

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow the removal of Shira Perlmutter as register of copyrights at the Library of Congress while a legal challenge to her firing works its ...

Perlmutter’s attorneys have argued that she is a renowned copyright expert. She has served as register of copyrights since then-Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden appointed her to the job in October ...