WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court turned away an appeal connected to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's now-completed investigation, rejecting arguments from a mystery company that was trying to avoid having to turn over information to a grand jury.
The ongoing significance of the subpoena fight isn't clear now that Mr Mueller has submitted his final report on the investigation to Attorney-General William Barr.The case marked the first known effort to get the Supreme Court to weigh in on Mr Mueller's probe, which centred on Russian meddling with the 2016 election and possible obstruction of justice.
The case has been so secret that Mr Mueller's name didn't appear publicly in a Supreme Court document until this month. Court records provide no hints as to what Mr Mueller was seeking.