The U.S. Supreme Court refused to reconsider President Obama’s executive amnesty case Monday following its 4-4 tie vote in June.

On its first day back in session, the court declined to wait until a ninth Justice had been appointed and confirmed to replace the late Antonin Scalia before deciding against re-hearing United States v. Texas. The case concerned Obama’s executive order to grant deferred action to millions of illegal immigrants by delaying their deportation and allowing them to seek work permits.

“This decision is a big win for both the rule of law and American people, who have shown strong and consistent opposition to an amnesty.”

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When the court heard the case in June following Scalia’s February death, the court split 4-4 in its decision, thus upholding the preliminary injunction from February 2015 that halted the program. In addition, the court’s refusal to rehear the case ensured that no national legal precedent would be set for similar cases in the future at this time.

“The Supreme Court’s refusal to rehear the Obama administration’s controversial executive amnesty actions upholds the balance of power laid out in the Constitution while reminding the president that attempts at executive overreach of power will not be tolerated by the Supreme Court,” Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), said Monday in a statement.

“This decision is a big win for both the rule of law and American people, who have shown strong and consistent opposition to an amnesty.”

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The preliminary injunction halted the president’s executive action. Texas was joined by 25 other states in the suit against the administration.

Although it is rare for the court to rehear a case that has already been granted a decision, in some cases the justices will vote to reconsider a case with a full bench due to any vacancies when delivering an initial ruling.