The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court just gave President Donald Trump the okay to hold back about $4 billion in foreign aid. 

The Daily Caller reports that the high court released its decision in the case on Friday.

The justices, as we will see, reversed a lower court order from a Biden-appointed judge.

🚨 MAJOR BREAKING — HUGE SUPREME COURT WIN FOR TRUMP: SCOTUS rules 6-3 that Trump CAN pull $4 BILLION in foreign aid via a “pocket rescission”

This gives Trump MUCH more runway to pull billions more in foreign aid funds unilaterally.

LET’S GO! Cut it ALL! 🇺🇸🔥 pic.twitter.com/02zeL2Xycw

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 26, 2025

Background

Fox News puts this case into context.

Per the outlet:

The U.S. Department of Justice had reached out to the high court for an emergency appeal after a district court judge ruled the administration’s decision to hold the aid was likely illegal, adding that Congress would need to approve the withholding of funds.

District Judge Amir Ali, the Biden appointee, had previously ruled that the Trump administration had to turn the money over.

Ali, in his decision, wrote:

This case raises questions of immense legal and practical importance, including whether there is any avenue to test the executive branch’s decision not to spend congressionally appropriated funds.

The Supreme Court, however, says that Ali was wrong to rule as he did.

Supreme Court 'indefinitely' extends the pause

The Hill reports that, earlier this month, Chief Justice John Roberts had, in response to an emergency appeal from the Trump administration, placed a pause on Ali's decision. And, on Friday, the court extended this pause indefinitely.

The outlet writes:

The unsigned order indefinitely extends the pause on U.S. District Judge Amir Ali’s injunction that was put in place earlier this month by Chief Justice John Roberts, who handles emergency appeals from the nation’s capital by default, as the high court considered the appeal. The court gave a brief explanation of its reasoning, saying that the government “at this early stage” made sufficient showing that the lawsuit is precluded under the Impoundment Control Act and that the plaintiffs can’t force the government to pay up.

This is being considered as a big win for the Trump administration.

However, the Supreme Court, in its decision, also highlighted the fact that this is not a decision on the merits of the case.

"This order should not be read as a final determination on the merits. The relief granted by the Court today reflects our preliminary view, consistent with the standards for interim relief," the justices wrote.