The Trump administration asked the US Supreme Court Monday to overrule an injunction set by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia preventing the administration from firing Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director of the US Copyright Office.

The administration filed its appeal to the Supreme Court alleging it has the authority to remove the Register through the Librarian of Congress. The Librarian of Congress appoints and oversees the Register under 17 U.S.C. § 701(a) . Trump directed the acting Librarian of Congress to remove Perlmutter from he position as Register. According to the administration, because both the Register and Librarian are executive officers, the president has the authority to remove the Register in this manner. The Trump administration a

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