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. SUPREME COURT TO HEAR 'FAITHLESS ELECTOR' CASE AHEAD OF 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONThe D.C. Other circuits have ruled differently, stating that courts have an inherent authority to release secret grand jury material. "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," he wrote. A three-judge panel that included a Trump appointee heard oral arguments in the House Judiciary Committee's case on Jan. 3.

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