( April 20, 2026, 1:29 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court on April 20 declined to review a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruling affirming the judgment of a New York federal court that found that state officials had qualified immunity from claims stemming from the deaths of nursing home residents who died of COVID-19 after a state directive prevented nursing homes from denying admission to patients having or suspected of having COVID-19....