Appeals Court Blocks Trump Admin’s Attempt to Remove Copyright Official

A district court judge had disagreed the official would face irreparable harm.
Appeals Court Blocks Trump Admin’s Attempt to Remove Copyright Official
The Jefferson Library of Congress in Washington, on March 23, 2023. Richard Moore/The Epoch Times
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A federal appeals court on Sept. 10 blocked the Trump administration’s attempted removal of a copyright official in the latest of many rulings questioning the president’s authority to fire government officials.

Earlier this year, the White House removed Shira Perlmutter from her position as director of the U.S. Copyright Office, which is housed in the Library of Congress and registers copyright claims.

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