The ruling allowed immigration agents to stop people for reasons that lower courts had deemed likely unconstitutional.

A group of Latino California residents and related organizations sued the government, saying they were being subject to illegal stops.

An appeals court doubled down on Frimpong’s ruling in August, leaving it in place. The Trump administration felt that this restraining order made it more difficult to carry out the immigration crackdown, so they turned to the Supreme Court to lift the order, which was successful by a vote of 6-3.

The high court granted the Trump administration’s emergency request to lift a temporary restraining order issued by U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong that barred government agents from engaging in “roving patrols” and detaining people based on their appearance.

A new prosecutor could continue on the track Willis has taken, decide to pursue only some charges or dismiss the case altogether.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett defends her vote that helped the Supreme Court overturn the right to abortion in 2022, writing in a new memoir that the idea that the Constitution guarantees such access is not deeply rooted in American history.