Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow it to fire head of U.S. Copyright Office Politics Oct 27, 2025 4:13 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office.

The administration’s newest emergency appeal to the high court was filed a month and a half after a federal appeals court in Washington held that the official, Shira Perlmutter, could not be unilaterally fired.

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