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The court, in a unanimous decision, said the appeal was “improvidently granted,” meaning the Supreme Court should not have reviewed the case.

In their brief order dismissing the case "as improvidently granted," they justices said that their action will allow the matter to proceed before the New Orleans-based 5th U.S.

In the court’s parlance, it said the case was “improvidently granted,” meaning that after oral arguments, the justices found problems with resolving it.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. noted a second development: The court “dismissed as improvidently granted” a case on the scope of the attorney-client privilege.

Without comment, the court announced it would dismiss the case as “improvidently granted,” meaning the justices shouldn’t have taken the case.