Supreme Court denies request to block COVID restrictions at Kentucky schools The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington,DC on December 7, 2020. - The US Supreme Court will hear Monday a case involving an important medieval art collection that Nazi Germany acquired from Jewish dealers. The clash centers on gold crosses, jewels and other religious works from the 11th to the 14th centuries that are now on exhibit in a museum in Berlin. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) by: Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Posted: Dec 17, 2020 / 09:46 PM EST (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request from a religious school in Kentucky to block regulations that temporarily restrict in-person instruction in elementary, middle and upper schools in the state due to COVID-19.