The Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, weighs in on a case involving the new Trump administration for the first time.

President Trump removed Hampton Dellinger from his position as special counsel on Feb. 7, but a federal judge ordered him to be reinstated for a short period.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday turned down President Trump’s appeal seeking to fire an agency official. Instead, the justices said they would weigh in on the matter only after a judge rules next week on whether the firing was legal. The decision is a small but temporary setback for Trump and his lawyers,