The Trump administration will likely ask the Supreme Court to weigh in on the scope of Trump’s authority to dismiss top officials across the federal government.

In an order released late Saturday night, a panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals voted, 2-1, not to disturb a temporary restraining order a lower court judge issued preventing Trump from moving forward with the removal of Office of Special Counsel chief Hampton Dellinger, an appointee of President Joe Biden.

The court’s conservative majority may be receptive to the argument that presidents have unlimited power to remove leaders of independent agencies.

The Trump administration has issued its first filing with the Supreme Court, asking the justices to permit its firing of the head of the independent watchdog agency overseeing workplace protections for federal employees.

The Justice Department asked the justices to stem lower-court rulings blocking the president's early policy and personnel moves.

The Trump administration will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that ordered a government ethics watchdog reinstated to his post after he was fired by the president.

Lower courts blocked the dismissal, citing a federal law that requires misconduct in order to remove the Office of Special Counsel’s head before his term ends.