Mass. may put 1st woman on court BOSTON (AP) - Margaret Marshall, a South African immigrant who has served on the state Supreme Judicial Court for three years, has been nominated to be the first female chief justice in its 307-year history. Gov. Paul Cellucci announced her nomination Thursday. She would succeed Chief Justice Herbert Wilkins, who retires this month. Her appointment must be approved by the eight-member Governor's Council. Cellucci said he hopes the council approves the appointment before Labor Day. The court has been around since 1692. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560891288-d82> Cops nab 26 Greenpeacers in Denmark COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Danish police arrested 26 Greenpeace activists Friday on a ship that was blocking a harbor to protest a Danish steel company's alleged emissions of dioxins. Before dawn, officers boarded the M/V Greenpeace, which had been blocking the sea entrance to the Danish Steelworks in Frederiksvaerk, 35 miles northwest of Copenhagen, since Wednesday. The vessel was towed away. The Danish Steelworks recycles scrap metal. Greenpeace claims the company is Denmark's largest single emitter of dioxin, a chemical compound linked to cancer, birth defects and other health problems. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560894116-b29>
