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Supreme Court Delays Action on Trump Bid to Oust Copyright Chief

The justices left Shira Perlmutter in her post pending rulings in related removal-power cases.

People walk near the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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As a person on a bicycle rides past, construction on the front of the U.S. Supreme Court continues Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property oversight hearing of the United States Copyright Office, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Overview

  • The court issued a brief, unsigned order deferring a decision until after it rules in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook, with arguments set for Dec. 8 and Jan. 21.
  • A divided D.C. Circuit panel reinstated Perlmutter in September while her lawsuit proceeds after a district judge had denied temporary relief.
  • Justice Clarence Thomas noted he would have allowed the administration to remove Perlmutter immediately.
  • The administration contends the Register exercises executive power and is removable by the president, while Perlmutter argues the Library of Congress is a legislative entity and Todd Blanche’s acting appointment was invalid.
  • Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and installed Blanche, and Perlmutter’s lawyers say her May termination followed an AI report that drew the president’s disagreement.