The justices paused a lower court order pending a decision on whether the Supreme Court will take up the case, a major challenge to the Voting Rights Act.

Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented Thursday from the court’s decision to halt an outlier federal appeals court ruling that would have further limited the Voting Rights Act.

The Supreme Court blocked an appeals court ruling that would gut a key provision of the Voting Rights Act in a case brought by Native American tribes challenging a North Dakota legislative map.