Today's Legal News, October 30, 2001

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[IMAGE] Supreme Court Sits in Different Courthouse as Anthrax Hits Even C=
loser to Home American Lawyer Media The U.S. Supreme Court met Monday not =
in its regular home, but at a nearby federal courthouse, where it may meet =
for days to come. Anthrax spores have been discovered in the basement of th=
e Supreme Court building in addition to the Court's remote mail facility, w=
here they were found last week. The new argument location did, however, rev=
eal the answer to one of the enduring mysteries about Chief Justice Rehnqui=
st. Visit the U.S. Supreme Court Monitor Shearman & Sterling Foresees=
10 Percent Cutback in Associate Ranks The National Law Journal Citing the=
impossibility of "maintaining a boom-economy work force in a weak economy,=
" New York-based Shearman & Sterling is proceeding with plans that may resu=
lt in about a 10 percent cutback in its associates. In a memo circulated fi=
rmwide late Friday, senior partner David Heleniak explained that the 805-la=
wyer firm was forced to act by simultaneous drops in both activity levels a=
nd attorney attrition. Full Text New Sentencing Guidelines for Bioterr=
orism Take Effect This Week The Associated Press Federal judges have 450 p=
ages of guidelines to help them sentence defendants for wrongdoings ranging=
from money laundering to drug trafficking, but crimes involving chemical a=
nd biological weapons are not on the list. Judges are left largely on their=
own in sentencing defendants for bioterrorism. But starting Thursday, new =
federal sentencing guidelines will cover such crimes, and the result will b=
e tougher sentences. Full Text Special Circumstances Not Required for R=
everse Bias Claim New York Law Journal A white male portfolio manager who =
said he was fired from his job because of his race is not required to alleg=
e any "special circumstances" to support his claim of reverse discriminatio=
n, a federal judge in New York ruled. The judge said Wayne Tappe establishe=
d he was a member of a protected group under Title VII, but went on to find=
Tappe failed to allege facts in support of his claims of sex and race disc=
rimination.Full Text Hospital May Ignore Fainting Visitor The Connectic=
ut Law Tribune Anne Marie Murillo was visiting her sister in the hospital a=
s a nurse tried to insert an IV into her sister's arm. According to her com=
plaint, Murillo told hospital employees that she herself was about to pass =
out -- which she did, breaking her jaw. In a case of first impression, a Co=
nnecticut judge decided the hospital's duty to its patients is so important=
it should have no duty of care to watch out for a visitor. Full Text AD=
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ere . Supreme Court Rejects Louisiana Student Legal Help Case The Associ=
ated Press Law school students may be barred from volunteering on some case=
s after the U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to consider a Louisiana case =
challenging restrictions on student legal clinics. In that state, law stude=
nts used to have extensive permission to handle cases for the poor and comm=
unity groups. After business leaders protested clinic lawsuits aimed at ind=
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ll Text [IMAGE] Marching Orders Legal Times In the wake of the terror=
ist attacks, the Bush administration is considering altering the FBI's miss=
ion, transforming the elite police agency primarily into a counterterrorism=
operation. But an FBI restructuring would mean a substantial reallocation =
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e . Employment Counsel Tackle Anxieties and Problems After Sept. 11 The =
National Law Journal In post-Sept. 11 America, employment counsel are encou=
ntering scenarios they haven't seen before. For instance, a business client=
called employment specialist Keith Weddington after one of the company's a=
dvertisements had been mailed to an employee whose name and photograph were=
featured in the ad. The unknown sender had written that the employee "look=
s Islamic" and vowed not to do business with the company. Visit the Employm=
ent Law Practice Center Well Suited Rhode Island Law Tribune Think our=
litigation-crazy society is out of control? Roger Williams University Scho=
ol of Law professor Carl Bogus doesn't. In his new book, "Why Lawsuits Are =
Good for America: Disciplined Democracy, Big Business and the Common Law," =
Bogus argues that litigation is nothing to be feared. Lawsuits -- even seem=
ingly frivolous ones like the McDonald's hot coffee case -- are in fact a v=
ery important part of American democracy. Full Text [IMAGE] E- Legal: =
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