WASHINGTON — 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.

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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 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

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