Mealey's (December 5, 2017, 11:17 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 4 denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by a Virginia state police trooper who claims that he was improperly denied a promotion due to his military service (Jonathan R. Clark v. Virginia Department of State Police, No. 16-1043, U.S. Sup.)....