The Supreme Court has extended a pause, for now, on a lower court ruling that struck down a key tool for protecting minority voters under the Voting Rights Act in seven states.

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 has blocked a lower-court ruling in a redistricting case in North Dakota that would gut a landmark federal civil rights law for millions.