The companies argued in a lawsuit announced on Monday that Biden violated the Constitution by blocking the merger via a sham national security review that deprived the companies of their right to a fair process.

Growth in the massive U.S. services sector picked-up in December, according to the Institute for Supply Management. Meanwhile, job openings hit a six-month high in November, according to the Labor Department.

U.S. Steel and Japan’s Nippon Steel sued the United States government on Monday in a last-ditch attempt to revive their attempted merger after President Biden blocked it last week on the basis that the transaction posed a threat to national security.