Appeals court blocks Trump from firing Copyright Office director

A divided federal appeals court panel reinstated the director of the U.S. Copyright Office Wednesday, as she fights President Trump’s attempt to fire her. Shira Perlmutter lost in a lower court but is appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Wednesday’s 2-1 decision rules Perlmutter’s firing was likely unlawful and blocks…