August 20, 2025
A District of Columbia federal judge on Wednesday again refused to reinstate the U.S. Copyright Office's fired head, this time while she takes her fight to the D.C. Circuit, saying she still hasn't convinced the judge she'll suffer irreparable harm if she isn't reinstated as she appeals.
August 04, 2025
The U.S. Copyright Office's fired head on Monday urged a Washington, D.C., federal court to let her continue serving the role while she appeals the court's denial of her reinstatement bid, saying the court didn't address the merits of her arguments challenging President Donald Trump's authority to terminate her.
August 01, 2025
The former head of the U.S. Copyright Office will appeal a D.C. federal judge's denial of her request to be immediately reinstated to her former position after she was fired by President Donald Trump while her suit remains pending.
July 30, 2025
A D.C. federal judge ruled Wednesday that the fired leader of the U.S. Copyright Office cannot immediately be reinstated while she challenges her termination by the Trump administration, saying she has not shown irreparable harm to herself or that the agency "will grind to a halt without her."
July 23, 2025
An attorney for the fired leader of the U.S. Copyright Office suggested Wednesday that President Donald Trump "sought to sideline her" to stop her from advising Congress on issues related to the use of copyrighted material for training artificial intelligence models, noting her dismissal occurred shortly after she released a pivotal report on the subject.
July 02, 2025
The fired leader of the U.S. Copyright Office said that a D.C. federal judge should ignore the Trump administration's arguments that her removal was lawful, saying the government wants the court to "stand idly by."
June 25, 2025
The Trump administration has said the fired leader of the U.S. Copyright Office has not shown that the agency's operations "will grind to a halt" if she is not immediately reinstated and asked a D.C. federal judge to reject her motion for a preliminary injunction.
June 11, 2025
The fired leader of the U.S. Copyright Office has asked a D.C. federal judge to block the Trump administration's action while she challenges her termination, arguing that significant functions of the government agency could be rendered "inoperable" without judicial intervention.
June 03, 2025
The former head of the U.S. Copyright Office can't fast-track a lawsuit contesting her firing by President Donald Trump, a D.C. federal judge said Tuesday.
May 30, 2025
The Trump administration on Friday asked a D.C. federal judge to deny Shira Perlmutter's request for expedited briefing in her lawsuit challenging her firing as head of the U.S. Copyright Office, saying she has not shown there is an urgency to resolve the matter.