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Appeals court rules Trump doesn’t have the authority to fire Copyright Office director

September 11, 2025 appeals, copyright, Court, director, authority, Fire, Doesn't, rules, Office, Trump0 comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided appeals court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump doesn’t have the authority to unilaterally remove and replace the director of the U.S. Copyright Office. A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit voted 2-1 to temporarily block Trump’s Republican administration from firing Shira Perlmutter as the register of copyrights, who advises Congress on copyright issues. Perlmutter claims Trump fired her in May because he disapproved of advice she gave to Congress in a report related to artificial intelligence.…

In Trump Immigration Cases, It’s One Thing in Public, Another in Court

May 30, 2025 Cases, Court, Public, another, thing, Immigration, It's, Trump0 comment

During his testimony on Capitol Hill earlier this month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio took a swipe at Senator Chris Van Hollen, falsely accusing him of having had “a margarita” with Kilmar Abrego Garcia—one of the Maryland Democrat’s constituents, who was mistakenly sent to an El Salvador megaprison more than two months ago and who remains there despite the Supreme Court ordering the Trump administration to facilitate his release. “That guy is a human trafficker, and that guy is a gangbanger … and the evidence is going to be clear,”…

Trump: ‘Supreme Court must come to the RESCUE OF AMERICA’

May 18, 2025 come, Rescue, Trump, Court, America, Supreme, must0 comment

President Trump unleashed scathing posts about the Supreme Court, chiding its Friday decision to halt his deportations of alleged illegal gang members to El Salvador. The Washington Times stories: White House

Supreme Court asked to lift block on DOGE access to Social Security data

May 2, 2025 block, Social, Asked, data, lift, DOGE, Court, security, Access, Supreme0 comment

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court Friday to put a hold on a lower court order that is blocking Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from gaining access to Social Security records. The Washington Times stories: White House

Supreme Court blocks another round of Trump deportations to El Salvador

April 20, 2025 another, blocks, Trump, deportations, Salvador, Court, Supreme, round0 comment

The Supreme Court ordered the government not to deport another group of Venezuelans to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act, issuing an emergency order Saturday morning putting things on hold until courts can hear more arguments. The Washington Times stories: White House

Another federal rule lands in court

October 2, 2024 Court, another, federal, rule, lands0 comment

A Supreme Court decision earlier this year overturned the notion that courts should defer to federal agency regulatory authority when agencies make rules to carry out vaguely-written laws. It was known as the Chevron doctrine. The case that sparked the change is known as Loper. Loper is the fishing boat operator that didn’t want to pay for a federal monitor it was forced to let aboard its boat. Now several parties are suing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the agency that made the rule that sparked the Loper case.…