Sentence Starts: Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. reported to a North Carolina prison for a sentence of more than two years for convictions of taking campaign funds, the same prison as other high-profile felons such as Bernie Madoff, The Chicago Tribune reports. Going to California: Edward DuMont of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr in Washington is headed west, appointed as the California Solicitor General, The Recorder reports. Major League Beards: The American Mustache Institute sends Boston Red Sox general counsel Ed Weiss a marketing cease-and-desist letter that, among other things, claims a violation of the Sexually Dynamic Mustached American Lifestyle trademark, Corporate Counsel reports. Abuse Payouts: Penn State announced it will pay $60 million to settle claims from 26 sexual abuse victims of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, USA Today reports. Clinics Remain: District Judge Lee Yeakel ruled that the new Texas abortion restrictions place an unconstitutional burden on women seeking to end a pregnancy, a day before dozens of abortion clinics would have been shuttered, the Associated Press reports.
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