Ruling TC/0129/26 determines that the Executive Branch usurped the functions of the Legislative Branch by creating a system of sanctions for lawyers through a decree. Three justices dissented, arguing that postponing the effects of the ruling would be tantamount to validating its unconstitutionality.

The Minister of Labor, Eddy Olivares Ortega, swore in six new deputy ministers appointed by President Luis Abinader, through Decree 64-26, during an event held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Labor.