Trump Suffers Supreme Court Blow in Quest to Control Copyright Office
This time, however, Perlmutter’s position contains the word “Congress,” and she argued in court that this meant she was part of the legislative branch of government and therefore could not be removed from the executive branch. Perlmutter’s lawsuit also said Trump disagreed with a report she authored, in which she said tech companies would likely have to pay licensing fees to access copyrighted materials for artificial intelligence models.
“Today, the United States Supreme Court did not green light the administration’s illegal executive overreach,” said Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, which represented Perlmutter. “We are pleased that the Court has deferred the government’s request to stay our court decision in a case of critical importance to the rule of law, the separation of powers, and the independence of the Library of Congress. »
The other cases considered by the court concern Trump’s dismissal of the federal trade commissioner. Rebecca Kelly massacre and Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Slaughter is challenging his firing, saying Congress requires the president to show cause when firing members of independent agencies, but the court allowed Trump to fire Slaughter until the case is decided next month. Cook was allowed to stay in his position, and his case will be heard in court in January.
