The Supreme Court rejected an inmate request to reinstate special precautions against the coronavirus, siding with state officials who argued they had taken adequate measures
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday rejected an inmate request to reinstate special precautions against the coronavirus a federal judge had ordered for a Texas prison, siding with state officials who argued they had taken adequate measures.
The court’s unsigned order noted no dissents. But Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, issued a seven-page statement that described conditions at the Wallace Pack Unit prison in Navasota, Texas, and urged lower courts to keep a close eye on risks for inmates.
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