Earlier this week, we posted that a circuit court had upheld previous rulings against Odyssey Marine Exploration, requiring the company to return to Spain $500m (£308m) worth of gold and silver coins it had recovered from the wreck of the Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes.  Odyssey announced plans to appeal.  Now, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has rejected Odyssey’s request to block the lower court order requiring the company to return the coins to Spain.

Odyssey Marine loses appeal to Supreme Court justice