Supreme Court has 17 cases to decide by June's end

WASHINGTON — It’s crunch time at the Supreme Court, where the justices are racing to issue opinions in 17 cases over the next two weeks.

The religious rights of corporations, the speech rights of abortion protesters and the privacy rights of people under arrest are among the significant issues that are so far unresolved.

Summer travel, European teaching gigs and relaxation beckon, but only after the court hands down decisions in all the cases it has heard since October.

In rare instances, the justices will put off decisions and order a case to be argued again in the next term.

A list of the cases is at http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-06-15/supreme-court-has-17-cases-decide-junes-end#.U52n4yhCz2Q .