I don't know if it's because of the primaries, or the economy, but there has been little interest lately by the news media in covering the courts here in the DC area.
Yesterday's Supreme Court decision may, or may not, change that.
The Court's decision clears the way for Guantanamo detainees to have their habeas petitions heard in U.S. District Court, for the District of Columbia.
After sketching a few notes at the Supreme Court (Pete Williams rarely uses sketches in his SCOTUS decision stories, but I go just in case) I was sent by the local affiliate to cover a hearing in Greenbelt where five defendants in a mortgage fraud scheme were making their initial appearance.
Let's hope this signals the end of the courtroom sketch drought - although with the Conventions and the Olympics coming up it could be a dry summer.
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