US high court ruling on FTC's Slaughter could seal firing of copyright chief Perlmutter
By Nick Robertson ( June 29, 2026, 16:50 GMT | Comment) -- A US Supreme Court decision Monday allowing the president to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission for any reason could hurt Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter’s legal arguments to keep her own job, as she fights off an attempt by President Donald Trump to remove her.Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter’s attempt to hold on to her job amidst an attempted firing by President Donald Trump was made more difficult Monday, after the US Supreme Court ruled that the president can fire members of the Federal Trade Commission without cause. ...
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