The Supreme Court was not in session, as it was on summer break, but it issued a ruling on Tuesday afternoon regarding President Donald Trump's cuts to the federal workforce.
The high court lifted an order from a lower court that blocked layoffs for federal workers in nearly two dozen agencies.
Upon entering office, Trump created the Department of Government Efficiency and tasked tech billionaire Elon Musk with reducing federal spending and job cuts.
It clears the way for Trump to continue to make the cuts.
"Because the Government is likely to succeed on its argument that the Executive Order and Memorandum are lawful — and because the other factors bearing on whether to grant a stay are satisfied — we grant the application," the ruling said. "We express no view on the legality of any Agency RIF and Reorganization Plan produced or approved pursuant to the Executive Order and Memorandum. The District Court enjoined further implementation or approval of the plans based on its view about the illegality of the Executive Order and Memorandum, not on any assessment of the plans themselves. Those plans are not before this Court."
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson penned the dissent.