The high court on Monday instructed lower courts to reconsider their previous rulings that halted funding for the construction of a wall at the southern border.
Former President Trump, after watching Congress reject his funding applications for the wall, declared an emergency and diverted $3.6 billion from the military budget for the wall, drawing a slew of lawsuits.
A federal judge in California ruled the funding shift illegal, as did a panel on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. However, the Supreme Court approved construction to proceed while the case made its way through the courts.
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Then, when President Biden took office, he paused wall construction, citing questions of its legality.
The Supreme Court vacated earlier rulings "in light of the changed circumstances in this case."
"The District Court should consider what further proceedings are necessary and appropriate in light of the changed circumstances in this case," the court stated.
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The Biden Justice Department though had advocated for vacating the earlier rulings as they had limited executive power with respect to emergency declarations. It claimed that Trump's statement with the respect to the wall wasn't warranted but rather defended the executive branch's emergency powers.
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The high court further denied an appeal by Washington, DC residents from Washington, DC residents concerning their lack of voting rights. The decision affirmed a lower court ruling that DC residents are not entitled to congressional representation.
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The justices, in an unsigned order, pointed to a case from 2000 where justices issued the same response. The US District Court for DC further ruled upon plaintiffs attempting representation because they do not live in a "state."
Two of the court's conservative justices, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, meant they would have dismissed the appeal because they thought the court lacked jurisdiction in the debate.
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DC has one congressional delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton, D, who does not vote. DC statehood has been passed in the House, though, has failed to get traction in the Senate. Granting the district statehood would probably boost Democrats' majorities in the House and Senate due to the city's liberal leanings.
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The court returned to in-person arguments on Monday for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Capitol police have already arrested pro-choice activists protesting outside the court over a challenge to Roe v. Wade the Justices are hearing later this term.
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