Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson denied the request Wednesday without explanation, allowing jury selection for Read’s retrial to continue unimpeded. Fifteen jurors had been seated by day’s end Wednesday, with court officials aiming for a total of 16.

Karen Read, who is accused of killing her boyfriend in Massachusetts in 2022, has appealed her case to the highest court possible, the U.S. Supreme Court. Read, whose retrial is currently in jury selection in Norfolk Superior Court, is asking the country's highest court to drop two of her three charges.

The U.S. Supreme Court will not delay Karen Read's second murder trial on claims of double jeopardy, setting the stage for opening statements to be presented next week.