The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to keep several thousand probationary federal employees it is attempting to fire off the payroll while lower courts weigh whether the downsizing efforts are legal,

The justices set aside a ruling by U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco, who ordered the administration to “immediately” rehire 16,000 probationary employees. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected challenges to the Trump administration‘s mass firing of new federal workers.

It’s the third time in less than a week that the justices have sided with the Republican administration in its fight against federal judges whose orders have slowed President Trump’s agenda.