11/27 – The Supreme Court has postponed ruling on whether President Trump lawfully fired Shira Perlmutter, director of the U.S. Copyright Office. A lower court reinstated her after she challenged her removal as unlawful, arguing that the Copyright Office — part of the Library of Congress — is a legislative-branch agency insulated from presidential at-will dismissals. The Trump administration urged the justices to permit the firing, asserting that Perlmutter holds an executive role and the courts lacked authority to reinstate her. The high court declined to act now, opting instead to await decisions in two related cases concerning Trump’s removal powers over independent federal officials.