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Perlmutter Asks Supreme Court to Preserve Reinstatement in Clash Over Presidential Removal Power

Her brief argues Congress organized the Library of Congress outside the executive branch, leaving the president without authority to remove her.

Judge Rejects Request to Halt Shira Perlmutter’s Dismissal, Copyright Suit Advances