A United States Supreme Court justice has refused to block the release of nearly 40-thousand confidential tobacco industry documents to Minnesota lawyers. But the issue may not be over - tobacco companies will likely appeal to the rest of the high court. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports... The judge in Minnesota's trial ordered tobacco companies to release the documents in question almost a month ago - but the companies took their case to the Minnesota Court of Appeals, the Minnesota Supreme Court and finally the United States Supreme Court. Justice Clarence Thomas, who handles emergency requests for Minnesota, today refused to intervene, but gave the companies until