A court ruling in an obscure case that threw a roadblock before House Democrats' efforts to obtain secret grand jury information from Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation will remain in place, as the Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will not hear the case.

H/T: Fox News

"Whether district courts retain authority to release grand jury material outside those situations specifically enumerated in the Rules, or in situations like this, is an important question," Justice Stephen Breyer wrote in a statement Tuesday. "It is one I think the Rules Committee both can and should revisit."

Supreme Court won’t hear case on courts’ power to release grand jury materials, with a statement from Breyer



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