The Supreme Court announced this week that it had deadlocked in a case challenging President Obama’s immigration plan. The split decision sets no national precedent but leaves in place a lower court ruling that said the president lacks the authority to shield up to four million immigrants from deportation without approval from Congress. Texas led 26 Republican-dominated states in challenging the immigration plan Obama first announced in 2014. Many religious groups expressed disappointment with the ruling, calling it a major setback for immigrant families.

In a separate decision, the Supreme Court handed affirmative action supporters a major victory. In a 4-3 vote, the court rejected a challenge to a race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas, Austin. The case was brought by Abigail Fisher, a white Texan who said the university had denied her admission because of her race.