This is the part I needed clarification on and the article helped somewhat:

US Government Waiver

Solicitor, Elizabeth B. Prelogar, the Counsel of Record, waived its “right to file a response to the petition…” on the eve of Thanksgiving holiday.

This means the ball is in the Supreme Court to act post haste. Since this isn’t a typical case per se before SCOTUS, no oral arguments will be heard. Instead, only four (4) Justices need to vote for the petition to be analyzed in case and constitutional review, according to several sources.

If the petition gets a green light from the Supreme Court, then the Justices will vote on whether to grant in favor of it or against it. Those implications are enormous. More on the potential fallout from the petition later.