President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in a meet and greet with Supreme Court Justices Thursday, November 8, 2018, at the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C.

Despite President Donald Trump's efforts to remove her, US copyright chief Shira Perlmutter has been ordered to stay in her position by the Supreme Court, according to Politico's senior legal affairs reporter Josh Gerstein.

Perlmutter, the register of copyrights, was fired by the Trump administration in May, but was later reinstated by a U.S. appeals court in September. The legal battle over her firing ended up at the Supreme Court.

Gerstein reported in September that "a divided three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals" ruled that Perlmutter was "entitled to continue to serve as the register of copyrights at the Library of Congress, despite the White House’s claim that Trump fired her from the post in May."

"JUST IN: [The Supreme Court] will permit US copyright chief Shira Perlmutter to remain in post for several months more despite Trump's effort to oust her. Thomas dissents ... " Gerstein posted on X.

Perlmutter filed a lawsuit challenging her termination as an "unlawful and ineffective" executive overreach. The Trump administration argued the firing was legal under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act and insisted the register of copyrights exercises executive power.

In the SCOTUS order of the case between Trump attorney Todd Blanche and Perlmutter, they write, "The application for a stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is deferred pending Trump v. Slaughter, No. 25-332, and Trump v. Cook, No. 25A312. Justice Thomas would grant the application."