Ohio Supreme Court rules it lacks jurisdiction in Blackwell ads lawsuit (Dayton Daily News) COLUMBUS — A divided Ohio Supreme Court said Tuesday it lacks jurisdiction in a lawsuit the Ohio Democratic Party filed against Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell over Blackwell's alleged failure to force a group running pro-Blackwell ads to disclose its financial backers. [News Source]

Lawsuit Provides Details Of Alleged Insurance Scheme (NBC 4 Los Angeles) A complaint filed as part of a federal lawsuit alleges that two women used a cocktail of alcohol and pills to drug a man (pictured) before they slowly ran over his unconscious body in an alley. [News Source]

NHLPA boss Ted Saskin says Chelios lawsuit has no merit (USA Today) The head of the NHL Players' Association says a lawsuit filed by a group of dissident players is baseless. "The claims issued in the complaint are the same claims that have been made repeatedly over the last 13 months by this tiny group," union executive director Ted Saskin told The Canadian Press in an interview Tuesday. [News Source]

Anna Nicole Smith’s ex-boyfriend files lawsuit over newborn baby (Reality TV World) Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend has filed an inflammatory lawsuit in California claiming, among other things, he fathered her newborn daughter. [News Source]

NHLPA boss Saskin calls lawsuit baseless (AP via Yahoo! News) The head of the NHL Players' Association says a lawsuit filed by a group of dissident players is baseless. [News Source]

Lawsuit baseless, Saskin says (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) Ted Saskin, the head of the NHL Players' Association, says there is no merit to a lawsuit filed by a group of dissident players. [News Source]

Detroit judge allows Patriot Act lawsuit to go forward (Detroit News) A federal judge in Detroit has ruled that a lawsuit by the Michigan ACLU aimed at striking down the U.S. Patriot Act may proceed. [News Source]

NHLPA boss Ted Saskin says Chelios lawsuit “without merit” (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) TORONTO (CP) - The head of the NHL Players' Association says there is nothing to a lawsuit filed by a group of dissident players. [News Source]

Ohio court dismisses donor lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! News) A divided Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit attempting to force the release of the names of donors backing a group that ran ads critical of the Democratic candidate for governor. [News Source]

Lawsuit Challenges Paternity Of Anna Nicole’s Baby (CBS 2 Los Angeles) A man who claims to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's newborn daughter has filed a lawsuit demanding the reality TV star and baby girl return to California for paternity testing. Get E-Mail Updates Make Us Your Homepage [News Source]