Presidential News Re: U.S. Copyright Office | By Mark Sherman, Associated Press | The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office. The administration’s newest emergency appeal to the high court was filed a month and a half after a federal appeals court in Washington held that the official, Shira Perlmutter, could not be unilaterally fired.
Nearly four weeks ago, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit refused to reconsider that ruling.
The case is the latest that relates to Trump’s authority to install his own people at the head of federal agencies. The Supreme Court has largely allowed Trump to fire officials, even as court challenges proceed.
But this case concerns an office that is within the Library of Congress. Perlmutter is the register of copyrights and also advises Congress on copyright issues.
Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in his filing Monday that despite the ties to Congress, the register “wields executive power” in regulating copyrights.
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This firing could affect ALL MUSICIANS EVERYWHERE:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-administration-asks-the-supreme-court-to-allow-it-to-fire-head-of-us-copyright-office/
[If this department gets eliminated, too, then people could do whatever they want to do with other peoples’ songs … and books … and art… and ballets … and … and … ]
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Kid Rock is Already Making a Play to be the First Musician to Perform in Trump’s $300 Million Ballroom
By Kelly Rissman, The Independent
Kid Rock is making a pitch to be the first musician to perform in President Donald Trump’s new $300 million White House ballroom.
After demolition began this week, the entirety of the East Wing has been torn down to make way for Trump’s gold-plated ballroom, which has been privately funded by wealthy donors. The president has personally vowed to donate “millions” to the project that could be completed by the end of his term.
The 54-year-old country singer, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, made a case on Jesse Watters Primetime Thursday to be the first musician to perform in the 90,000 square-foot space.
“Kid, we’re hearing, from sources, that you might be the one to be the first to play in the big beautiful ballroom. That true?” the Fox News host asked.
“I hope so!” Kid Rock said. “Ball ‘til you fall, that’s what I say.”
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kid-rock-is-already-making-a-play-to-be-the-first-musician-to-perform-in-trump-s-300-million-ballroom/