( February 23, 2026, 11:49 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 23 denied a business’s petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of a Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel decision, which affirmed a Virginia federal trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the Small Business Administration (SBA) in a lawsuit alleging that the SBA’s denial of relief payments violated the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, was arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and violated due process....