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‘An Inexcusable Mess’: In Supreme Court Brief, Register of Copyrights Shreds Trump Administration’s Bid to Fire Her

‘An Inexcusable Mess’: In Supreme Court Brief, Register of Copyrights Shreds Trump Administration’s Bid to Fire Her

By Andrew Richard Albanese

In a fiery brief, lawyers for Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter urged the Supreme Court not to stay a September appeals court decision barring the Trump Administration from interfering with her job.

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending November 14, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending November 14, 2025

Among the week's headlines: a moral panic over library books in Tennessee; the Library of Congress is spared a massive budget cut; and a battle over the ALA continues in one Wyoming community.

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Libraries, Front and Center

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In Conversation: Author and Freedom to Read Advocate Lee Wind

In Conversation: Author and Freedom to Read Advocate Lee Wind

In Conversation: Journalist and Author Vauhini Vara

In Conversation: Journalist and Author Vauhini Vara

In Conversation: Connecticut Library Consortium Executive Director Ellen Paul

In Conversation: Connecticut Library Consortium Executive Director Ellen Paul

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An Urgent Conversation: AI and Librarianship

An Urgent Conversation: AI and Librarianship

My Mother, Libraries, and Me: A Love Story

My Mother, Libraries, and Me: A Love Story

Margaret Atwood, Becky Calzada to Be Honored for 'Bravery' in Literature

Margaret Atwood, Becky Calzada to Be Honored for 'Bravery' in Literature

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The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: November 7, 2025

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The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: October 31, 2025

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The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: October 24, 2025

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The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: October 17, 2025

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: October 17, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending October 17, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending October 17, 2025

Deborah Caldwell-Stone, ALA's Stalwart Freedom to Read Advocate, Let Go in Cost Cutting Move

Deborah Caldwell-Stone, ALA's Stalwart Freedom to Read Advocate, Let Go in Cost Cutting Move

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: October 10, 2025

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: October 10, 2025

ACLU of South Carolina Sues Over School Book Bans

ACLU of South Carolina Sues Over School Book Bans

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending October 10, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending October 10, 2025

After Years of Financial Stress, Baker & Taylor Collapses

After Years of Financial Stress, Baker & Taylor Collapses

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: October 3, 2025

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: October 3, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending October 3, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending October 3, 2025

PEN America Report Finds the Battle Over Book Bans Has Entered an Alarming New Phase

PEN America Report Finds the Battle Over Book Bans Has Entered an Alarming New Phase

In Conversation: Author and Freedom to Read Advocate Lee Wind

In Conversation: Author and Freedom to Read Advocate Lee Wind

In a Setback for the Freedom to Read, Florida Court Finds 'No First Amendment Right to Receive Information' in Libraries

In a Setback for the Freedom to Read, Florida Court Finds 'No First Amendment Right to Receive Information' in Libraries

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: September 26, 2025

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: September 26, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending September 26, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending September 26, 2025

Judge Grants Preliminary Approval to Anthropic Settlement

Judge Grants Preliminary Approval to Anthropic Settlement

In New Filing, DOJ Defends Trump's Bid to Take Over the Library of Congress, and to Fire the Register of Copyrights

In New Filing, DOJ Defends Trump's Bid to Take Over the Library of Congress, and to Fire the Register of Copyrights

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: September 19, 2025

The Words & Money Weekly Newsletter: September 19, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending September 19, 2025

The Queue: Library News for the Week Ending September 19, 2025

In a Rebuke, Court Strikes Trump's $15 Billion Defamation Complaint

In a Rebuke, Court Strikes Trump's $15 Billion Defamation Complaint

Internet Archive, Music Labels Settle Copyright Suit

Internet Archive, Music Labels Settle Copyright Suit