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Supreme Court Won't Immediately Let Trump Fire Copyright Office Head

Perlmutter's case concerns an office within the Library of Congress. She is the register of copyrights and also advises Congress.

Associated Press

Dec 1, 2025 — 2 min read

Photo of U.S. Copyright Office Director Shira Perlmutter from Nov. 2024, by Mariam Zuhaib/AP

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2025 (AP) — The Supreme Court won't immediately allow the Trump administration to fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office, instead delaying a decision until after they rule in two other high-profile firing cases.

The justices' Wednesday order leaves in effect for now lower court rulings that held that the official, Shira Perlmutter, could not be unilaterally fired.

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.

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