At this point it is just an administrative decision to uphold the lower court's decision, for now. The lower court is still working their way through the case

At this point it is just an administrative decision to uphold the lower court's decision, for now. The lower court is still working their way through the case and hasn't made a decision either as far as I can tell. This is all a "for now" type decision while the legal process plays out. As usual Alito somehow manages ignore the context when it is convenient: "Does a single district-court judge who likely lacks jurisdiction have the unchecked power to compel the government of the United States to pay out (and probably lose forever) 2 billion taxpayer dollars?" It's not like this money just was being spent at random, budgeting for it went through congress and the executive branch already... That line reads more like you'd find on some BS right wing talking points list... not an honest argument.