Lower-court judges have already blocked several Trump's policies including an asylum ban at the US-Mexico border.

The court has supported his administration on issues like immigration, federal employee dismissals and military policies.

WASHINGTON − An ideologically divided Supreme Court on July 14 allowed the Trump administration to fire hundreds of workers from the Education Department and continue other efforts to dismantle the agency. The court's three liberal justices opposed the order, the latest win for President Donald Trump at the high court.

The U.S. Justice Department unit charged with defending against legal challenges to signature Trump administration policies - such as restricting birthright citizenship and slashing funding to Harvard University - has lost nearly two-thirds of its staff,

In a recent ruling allowing the Trump administration to disassemble the Department of Education and fire nearly 1,400 federal workers, the Supreme Court did not answer a straightforward question: Why?

The case marks the Supreme Court’s first major ruling of Trump’s second term—though more are likely to follow.

The Education Department has pledged to carry out required functions, but questions remain about its plan for contending with the loss of staff.