“Federal judges call for higher pay”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press provides this report.

“Justice O’Connor had more Ohio votes than Obama”: This article appears today in The Dayton Daily News.

And in news regarding the other Justice O’Connor, The News-Gazette of Champaign, Illinois reports today that “UI honoring retired Justice O’Connor.”

“Stripper Idol gets TV show all hot and bothered”: Columnist John Kelso has this essay today in The Austin American-Statesman about a lawsuit filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

And in earlier coverage, last Thursday TMZ.com had a post titled “‘A.I.’ Suing The Pants Off ‘Stripper Idol.’”

“A Parting Shot at Women’s Rights”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial that begins, “Undermining women’s reproductive rights and access to health care has been a pervasive theme of the outgoing administration.”

“R.I. state prison gears up for the switch to digital on 1,500 TVs”: The Providence Journal contains this article today.

“SJC nominee doesn’t play to crowd; Observers call Gants intelligent, impartial”: This article appears today in The Boston Globe.

“Calif. Supreme Court Won’t Take Up Judge Perks; State high court’s unanimous vote means that judges will lose the perks unless lawmakers decide to help”: law.com provides this report.