The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Donald Trump's administration to pursue mass government job cuts and the sweeping downsizing of numerous agencies, a decision that could lead to tens of thousands of layoffs while dramatically reshaping the federal bureaucracy.

It’s the latest Supreme Court action on a Trump administration request for emergency relief from a lower court ruling.

The ruling is temporary and guides how the administration can proceed while a legal challenge to Trump’s plan continues in lower courts.