The Trump Administration sees the lower court's ruling as a barrier to installing their own leader of the office, framing it as an encroachment of executive power by the courts

A lower court temporarily reinstated Hampton Dellinger, head of the Office of Special Counsel, after he sued the administration this month for firing him.

The Supreme Court could rule as early as this week on whether Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger should be reinstated and given access to his office, the first legal clash to reach the justices during this Trump administration over congressional protections for some federal officials.