Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP; Supreme Court Leaves in Place Injunction Preserving Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter’s Position
"Munger, Tolles & Olson and co-counsel Democracy Forward secured a significant victory for Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter in litigation challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to remove her from office. On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the administration’s emergency application in Blanche v. Perlmutter, leaving in place the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s injunction preserving Perlmutter’s position while her legal challenge proceeds.
Shira Perlmutter contends that her removal was unlawful because only the Librarian of Congress has authority to remove the Register of Copyrights and that then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche was not lawfully serving as Acting Librarian of Congress when he attempted to remove her. By declining to stay the D.C. Circuit’s injunction, the Supreme Court allowed Perlmutter to remain in office while the litigation continues."
