Trump Says Ex-Copyright Chief Shouldn’t Regain Post During Suit

The Trump administration blasted former Register of Copyrights’ Shira Perlmutter’s claims for re-assuming her post during litigation over her firing, calling them “indistinguishable” from those already rejected by a federal judge.

Perlmutter’s bid for a preliminary injunction reiterated the same fatally flawed theories of irreparable harm absent judicial action from her failed bid for a temporary restraining order, according to the Justice Department’s filing in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The administration also restated its position that the Copyright Office’s parent agency, the Library of Congress, is part of the Executive Branch and subject to presidential ...