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Supreme Court to meet to issue opinions
wtop.com May 12, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is meeting to issue opinions and announce whether it has accepted any new cases. Major cases the justices will decide between now and late June include the rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, the ban on handguns in Washington, D.C.,...
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