October 07, 2025
Shira Perlmutter has shot back at the government's arguments defending President Donald Trump's decision to fire her as head of the U.S. Copyright Office, saying the D.C. Circuit has said in her case that Trump likely never had the power to do so.
September 23, 2025
The Trump administration told a D.C. federal court that it had the authority to remove Shira Perlmutter as head of the U.S. Copyright Office, saying her suit over her firing seeks "sweeping remedies" she isn't entitled to.
September 09, 2025
The former head of the U.S. Copyright Office who was fired by President Donald Trump has asked a D.C. federal court to declare that firing invalid, saying it was an attempt by the administration to "seize control of the Library of Congress and the U.S. Copyright Office."
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.