After 28 years of litigation and three trips to the U.S. Supreme Court, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that an anti-abortion group is entitled to about $63,000 in costs that it spent to defend a lawsuit over its actions outside clinics. One key issue in the dispute is whether the costs should be paid, in light of the fact that the trial judge originally handling the matter retired before ruling on the financial request. Joseph M. Scheidler, the national director of the Pro-Life Action League …