The Supreme Court for now prevented President Donald Trump from firing the head of a watchdog agency in the first legal showdown to reach the justices over the administration’s efforts to dramatically remake the federal government.

In an unusual move, the court neither granted nor denied an emergency request filed by the Trump administration after lower courts had blocked the effort to fire Hampton Dellinger, who heads the Office of Special Counsel. Instead, the court said it would not immediately act because lower court proceedings are moving quickly. A hearing is scheduled for Feb. 26, and the court could act at a later stage.