Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Firing of Copyright Office Chief

A federal appeals court previously held that Shira Perlmutter could stay on as register of copyrights during the appeals process.

The U.S. Supreme Court, with the copper dome of the Library of Congress shown on the right, in Washington on Sept. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The Trump administration on Oct. 27 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the firing of the director of the U.S. Copyright Office, Shira Perlmutter.

The Copyright Office, a separate department of the Library of Congress, registers copyright claims, stores information about copyright ownership, gives information to the public, and helps Congress and other government offices with copyright-related matters.