The Ohio Supreme Court, in an early-morning order, declined an 11th-hour request to force the state to move forward with its primary elections that were originally scheduled for Tuesday but postponed on Monday by Gov. It then ruled against granting the writ early Tuesday morning without issuing a full opinion. Three of the seven judges on Ohio's Supreme Court -- DeWine's son, Pat DeWine, and two others who are running for reelection -- declined to participate in the ruling, meaning just a bare majority of the court was even hearing the case. Secretary of State Frank LaRose defended the decision to postpone the election in Tuesday morning comments. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPNevertheless, the highest court in Ohio has at the very least refused to rule against DeWine, at minimum adding some legal legitimacy to his poll closure.

Source: Fox News March 17, 2020 14:37 UTC