“Abortion battle lines drawn in Mississippi”: BBC News provides this report.
The Daily Press of Hampton Roads, Virginia reports today that “State leans on old abortion law to prosecute Suffolk mom; A woman who shot herself while pregnant faces a trial under a half-century-old Virginia statute.”
The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger today contains an article headlined “Anti-abortion groups pin hopes on a starkly written state law; South Dakota expects its ban to reach high court, but what then?”
The Journal News of Westchester, New York reports that “Roe ruling lawyer warns rights are under attack.”
In The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, columnist Paul Greenberg has an op-ed entitled “Unsettling.”
And columnist David Sanders of the Arkansas News Bureau has an essay entitled “South Dakota: Wrong time, wrong place.”
In today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The newspaper contains articles headlined “A culture of ticket-fixing is hard to uproot in Western Pa.” and “Reporter fights to air her story; Article on choking game pulled from student newspaper.”
“Penchant for secrecy: One judge has sealed 12 cases from view.” This article appears today in The Seattle Times.
“Cappy needs spin doctor”: Today in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Brad Bumsted has an essay that begins, “Ralph Cappy needs some PR help. In a hurry. No disrespect intended to the state Supreme Court chief justice, but Cappy has a propensity for sticking his foot in his mouth when it comes to dealing with the press.”
“Woman vs. eminent domain; She may lose her home of 47 years”: This article appears today in The Cincinnati Enquirer.
“MHSAA is ready for another round in courts; Circuit Appeals panel to hear case Tuesday, with changes in sports seasons hanging in the balance”: The Detroit News today contains an article that begins, “They will square off again Tuesday in a federal appeals courtroom in Cincinnati. On one side, a state athletic association flush with net assets worth $5 million-plus, and an insurance policy to pay for legal talent. On the other, a couple of moms who believed their daughters were being discriminated against, represented by attorneys who have yet to be paid a dime for fighting a 7 1/2-year legal battle on their behalf.”
“Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Bobblehead”: This item is now up for auction on eBay, and the current high bid is only $51.00.
“Federal court rules JDHS violated rights”: The Juneau Empire today contains an article that begins, “After reading a federal court ruling that found Juneau-Douglas High School violated his free-speech rights four years ago, Joseph Frederick said he is glad he stuck with the case.”
My earlier coverage of the “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” case can be accessed here.
“High court scraps rapper’s conviction; New murder trial ordered for Miller”: The Times-Picayune of New Orleans yesterday contained an article that begins, “Corey Miller, the rap star formerly known as C-Murder, will get a new trial, after the state Supreme Court Friday scrapped his second-degree murder conviction that had been in legal limbo for almost two years.”
You can access Friday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Louisiana at this link.
“New Twist in Solomon Case; Even if Harvard rejects federal funds, Congress can force recruiters onto campus”: This article appeared Friday in The Harvard Crimson.
In Monday’s edition of The Christian Science Monitor: Tomorrow’s newspaper will contain articles headlined “Test of US ability to win terror cases in court” and “A year after Atlanta shootings, courthouse security is ‘spotty’; Lack of a national safety standard is hindering security improvements in America’s courthouses, a report states.”
In news from South Dakota: The Argus Leader of Sioux Falls today contains articles headlined “High stakes: For some abortion foes, ban shoots for too much” and “Many in South Dakota unfazed by boycott talk.”
And The Rapid City Journal today contains articles headlined “New faces, anti-Roe philosophy leads to strict abortion law” and “State gets 10,000 abortion-law messages.”
“Poll: Americans Inconsistent on Abortion.” The Associated Press provides this report.
“ACLU Targets Death Penalty Drug; The group’s suit says a paralyzing chemical used during executions conceals whether the inmate has been truly rendered unconscious”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.
“South Dakota’s impatience on abortion: It’s loony to force Supreme Court into a corner so early.” Columnist Steve Chapman has this op-ed today in The Chicago Tribune.
“A whole lotta dissing going down on Web; Blog sites provide anonymous posters the opportunity to cybersmear their targets, and there’s little you can do about it”: The Chicago Tribune contains this article today.
“Both sides’ strategies feature Lea Fastow; Government and defense try to exploit fact that ex-CFO’s spouse served jail time”: This article appears today in The Houston Chronicle.
“Family Fuse: Why the rules about gay parenting are changing under your nose.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
In today’s edition of The New York Times: The Magazine section contains an article headlined “A Wrongful Birth?” by Elizabeth Weil.
An editorial entitled “A Warning From South Dakota” begins, “When President Bush’s Supreme Court nominees were asked about abortion and Roe v. Wade, their answers ranged from vague to opaque.”
Eyal Press has an op-ed entitled “Abortion, From a Distance.”
And Byron Calame’s “The Public Editor” column is headlined “The Conservative Beat: Is It Working?”
In the March 20, 2006 issue of Newsweek: The magazine will contain articles headlined “The GOP’s Abortion Anxiety: The pro-life movement is on a roll; So why are the Republican Party’s top guns suddenly so shy on the subject?” and “‘Target’ Practice: An ex White House aide denies theft charges.”
“Former Top Bush Aide Arrested; Claude Allen, who quit last month as domestic policy advisor, allegedly ran a retail scam; The president is ‘shocked’ and disappointed”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.
The Baltimore Sun reports today that “Bush is ‘shocked’ about arrest of ex-aide; Allen denies theft scheme allegations.”
And The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that “Bush shocked by ex-adviser’s arrest; Allegations that Allen took false refunds also sadden Va. colleagues.”
