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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to block, for now, a federal judge's order requiring the government to consider moving more than 800 inmates from an Ohio prison who are at risk of catching COVID-19.Over the dissents of Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch, the court said it would not issue a…

The court’s action left in place a court order requiring prison officials to move more than 800 older or medically vulnerable prisoners from a facility that has seen nine deaths from Covid-19.The Supreme Court’s brief, unsigned order turned in part on a procedural issue.Credit...Anna Moneymaker/The New York TimesMay 26, 2020WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on…

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer had the right to extend the state's stay-at-home order and extend the state of emergency, the Michigan Court of Claims ruled Thursday, rejecting a lawsuit filed by Republicans in the state legislature who challenged her emergency powers in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.  The court ruled that the Democratic governor…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The Michigan Court of Claims ruled Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has the authority to keep her state under a state of emergency without legislative approval, after GOP lawmakers challenged her extension of sweeping restrictions.Republicans in the House and Senate were frustrated…

Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily prevented the House of Representatives from obtaining secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. The court's unsigned order keeps previously undisclosed details from the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election out of the hands of Democratic lawmakers at least until early…