A federal judge has refused to temporarily block the Trump administration from removing and replacing the director of the U.S. Copyright Office. U.S.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday rejected U.S. Copyright Office Director Shira Perlmutter's emergency bid to block the Trump administration from firing her. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled during a hearing that Perlmutter had not shown she would be irreparably harmed if not immediately reinstated as the case continues.

A federal judge on Wednesday denied Shira Perlmutter’s request to block the Trump administration’s attempt to fire her from her position as the register of copyrights. In a case that implicates the Constitution’s separation of powers and President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to expand the White House’s authority,