“Several States Forbid Abortion After 20 Weeks”: Monday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article that begins, “Dozens of new restrictions passed by states this year have chipped away at the right to abortion by requiring women to view ultrasounds, imposing waiting periods or cutting funds for clinics. But a new kind of law has gone beyond such restrictions, striking at the foundation of the abortion rules set out by the Supreme Court over the last four decades.”
“Former partner sues Lieff Cabraser over fees”: Reuters has a report that begins, “A former partner has launched a lawsuit against prominent plaintiffs’ law firm Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, alleging that he should not be on the hook for potential fee losses. Barry Himmelstein claimed that because he was pushed out of Lieff Cabraser he has no responsibility for paying any part of $8.5 million the firm could owe to diamond cartel DeBeers.”
“Betty Roberts, first woman on the Oregon Supreme Court and trailblazer in politics, dies”: This article appears today in The Oregonian.
And The Register-Guard of Eugene, Oregon reports today that “Judicial pioneer Roberts dies at 88; The first woman on the Oregon Supreme Court, she was known for breaking gender barriers.”
“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Controlling the naughty bits on TV.” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.
“Wisconsin justice says reports of clash false”: The Associated Press has this report.
Update: The original report on this matter appears at the web site of The Wisconsin State Journal under the headline “Sources: Argument between Prosser, Bradley becomes physical.”
