The ruling means Trump can ask the Supreme Court to block the release of the report written by special counsel Jack Smith. A spokesperson for Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the president-elect would appeal to the high court.

But the court left in place an injunction that bars the Justice Department from disclosing the report for another three days.

The high court’s action clears the way for the president-elect to be sentenced for his criminal conviction in Manhattan on Friday.