The justices rejected a request by Trump’s administration to put the lower court ruling on hold.
The U. S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to block a judge’s ruling that requires the U. S. government to evaluate moving up to 837 potentially at-risk prisoners out of a federal prison in Ohio due to concerns about the health risks of the coronavirus.
The justices rejected a request by President Donald Trump’s administration to put the lower court ruling on hold.
The brief order noted that three of the nine-member court’s conservatives – Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch – would have granted the administration’s request.
