Mealey's (March 31, 2021, 2:07 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on March 29 denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by the Illinois Republican Party and other Republican organizations seeking review of the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ refusal to reverse a lower court’s denial of injunctive relief from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s order preventing gatherings beyond a certain size — except for religious services — to minimize the spread of COVID-19....