The back and forth KEEPS going on….
Pitting Federal judges and courts against Trump, who runs to the Supreme’s to try and get his way….
A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from replacing the US’ top copyright official as the fight over executive branch firings and President Donald Trump’s use of executive power continues.
Shira Perlmutter, who had been the register of copyrights since the Librarian of Congress appointed her in 2020, was fired by Trump in May after she prepared a report for Congress on the usage of artificial intelligence that Trump allegedly disagreed with, she says in her lawsuit.
In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the register of copyrights is part of the legislative branch, making her only able to be fired by a Senate-confirmed Librarian of Congress, and not the president.
“The Executive’s alleged blatant interference with the work of a Legislative Branch official, as she performs statutorily authorized duties to advise Congress, strikes us as a violation of the separation of powers that is significantly different in kind and in degree from the cases that have come before,” the DC Circuit Judge Florence Pan wrote.
Trump installed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, one of his former private attorneys, as the acting Librarian of Congress – the position above the register’s – then appointed another Justice Department official, Paul Perkins, in Perlmutter’s place.
The court also said Blanche’s appointment as acting Librarian of Congress is also likely unlawful, because he has not been confirmed by the Senate.
The case is among a handful this year testing the presidency’s power over appointees working with the legislative branch of government or in independent agencies…
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A federal judge late Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s unprecedented effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.
The Trump administration said Wednesday it will appeal to the DC US Circuit Court of Appeals.
“President Trump has not identified anything related to Cook’s conduct or job performance as a Board member that would indicate that she is harming the Board or the public interest by executing her duties unfaithfully or ineffectively,” Judge Jia Cobb, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, wrote, as she granted Cook’s request to stop the attempted firing.
The decision comes just weeks after Trump said he fired Cook — the first Fed governor ever to be fired by the president. Cobb’s preliminary injunction ensures the Federal Reserve must keep Cook on as a governor while the legal challenge plays out….