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Copyright Office director sues Trump over ‘unlawful, ineffective’ sacking

Shira Perlmutter claims president lacks authority to remove register of copyrights | Situation sparks debate over separation of powers between Congress and federal government | Trump’s ‘replacements’ for Perlmutter and librarian Carla Hayden challenged by library staff.

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