Judge Again Dubious of Ex-Copyright Chief Bid to Regain Post (1)

A federal judge on Wednesday appeared unlikely to grant a preliminary injunction restoring Shira Perlmutter to her post as register of copyrights during her lawsuit alleging President Donald Trump fired her illegally.

Judge Timothy J. Kelly, a Trump appointee, pushed back on Perlmutter’s attorney’s argument that the firing was illegal significantly harder than the administration’s defense of Trump’s actions during a hearing at the US District Court for the District of Columbia. He appeared dubious of Perlmutter’s effort to satisfy the irreparable harm factor demonstrating damage to her personally rather than to the institution.

Kelly didn’t rule from the bench, ...