“Gay marriage foes eye new petition; Push for total ban may aim for 2008”: The Boston Globe contains this article today.

“2 Women Steal Fetus From Exhibit; The item was part of a display of preserved body parts at the California Science Center”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“High Court Supports Title IX Protection; Law Now Covers Whistle-Blowers”: Charles Lane has this front page article today in The Washington Post.

In The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage reports that “High Court Expands Title IX Protections; In a 5-4 decision, justices rule the gender equity law should guard those seeking to enforce it.”

In USA Today, Joan Biskupic reports that “Supreme Court says Title IX protects whistleblowers; Ala. girls’ coach lost job after complaining.”

In The Chicago Tribune, Jan Crawford Greenburg reports that “Supreme Court expands Title IX; Justices say the law shields whistle-blower.” Jan also spoke about the case (RealPlayer required) on yesterday evening’s PBS broadcast of “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.”

The Birmingham News today contains articles headlined “Court backs Ensley coach” and “Ruling for Ensley coach praised.”

In The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Michael McGough reports that “Supreme Court allows fired coach to sue under sex bias law.”

The Baltimore Sun reports that “Justices widen right to sue under Title IX; Court extends protections under gender equity law to those who blow whistle; A victory for women’s advocates; Ala. coach complained of unequal girls facilities.”

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that “Court sides with Title IX watchdogs; Utah coaches, government at odds: The state opposes the ruling, which backs a whistle-blower.”

And today in The New York Times, George Vecsey has a “Sports of the Times” essay entitled “A High School Coach Blows the Whistle When Good Just Isn’t Good Enough.”

“Unmarried woman challenges law; Fired because she lived with her boyfriend, she files suit to overturn state cohabitation ban”: The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina today contains an article that begins, “A Pender County dispatcher forced to quit her job last year after the sheriff discovered she had a live-in boyfriend is suing to overturn a N.C. law that makes living together a crime.”

“Appeals Court to Consider Schiavo Request”: The Associated Press reports here that “In a rare legal victory for Terri Schiavo’s parents, a federal appeals court agreed to consider their request for a new hearing on whether to reconnect their severely brain-damaged daughter’s feeding tube.”

CNN.com reports that “Schiavo parents file new court appeal; Lawyer asks federal court to examine evidence, not procedure.”

The Orlando Sentinel reports that “Schiavo’s parents win ray of hope; Early today, a U.S. appeals court agreed to consider a petition for a new hearing.”

The Washington Post reports that “Schiavo’s Parents File Late Appeal; Federal Court Is Asked to Rehear Petition to Reinsert Tube.”

USA Today reports that “Court to consider new Schiavo petition; Jesse Jackson speaks out against removal of tube.”

And The Washington Times reports that “Judge in Schiavo case faces death threats.”