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A D V E R T I S E M E N T [IMAGE] =09 =09[IMAGE] =09 =09career center seminars legal newswire customer service = free email =09 November 27, 2001 =09 =09 [IMAGE] 2nd Circuit Upholds Buffer Zones Near Women's Clinics New York L= aw Journal The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the imposition of b= uffer zones separating pro-life protesters from abortion clinics and reprod= uctive health centers. The court also upheld a New York district court judg= e's decision to withdraw an exception to the buffer zones he'd imposed in 1= 992. The so-called "sidewalk exception" had allowed two protesters to enter= the zones to "counsel" patients entering and leaving clinics. Full Text = Finders Keepers: Record Exec Loses Bid for Golden Oldies Fulton County = Daily Report When Capricorn Records founder Philip M. Walden left artifacts= from Georgia's music history in his company's abandoned studio, he lost th= em for good, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled. The items include promotio= nal materials, T-shirts and engagement contracts from the likes of Otis Red= ding and the Allman Brothers. Walden sued the building's new owner after di= scovering the owner planned to auction the items on the Internet. Full Text= ABA Panel OKs Partnering With Foreign Lawyers New Jersey Law Journal T= he ABA's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has i= ssued an opinion saying partnering with foreign lawyers doesn't automatical= ly conflict with the stricture against splitting fees with nonlawyers, as l= ong as such partnerships comply with relevant state laws. The ABA had recei= ved many inquiries from lawyers seeking assurances they were on solid footi= ng with their international partnerships. Full Text New RICO Target: H= iring Illegal Aliens The National Law Journal The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court o= f Appeals has reinstated a case between two cleaning companies over the all= eged illegal hiring of undocumented workers. The decision could open the do= or for suits between private companies under the Racketeering Influenced an= d Corrupt Organizations statute (RICO). The class action was filed in Hartf= ord, Conn., by Commercial Cleaning Services against competitor Colin Servic= e Systems. Full Text Suit Accuses Johnson & Johnson of Widespread Race = Discrimination New Jersey Law Journal Just one week after a New Jersey sta= te jury cleared Johnson & Johnson in a discrimination case, the company was= hit with a federal class action alleging systemic racial bias in employmen= t. The suit was filed on behalf of more than 1,000 African-American and His= panic employees. The plaintiffs' lawyers include Johnnie Cochran and Cyrus = Mehri, who was co-lead counsel in discrimination suits against Texaco and C= oca-Cola. Full Text FTC Targets Hearst Corporation The Deal The U.S. Fe= deral Trade Commission wants to require the New York media giant Hearst Cor= p. to forfeit $19 million in profits earned from an illegal 1998 merger, ac= cording to a tentative settlement. Such disgorgement of profits would be a = first in a merger case, and is yet another signal that Bush administration = antitrust agencies take Hart-Scott-Rodino compliance very seriously. Full T= ext ADVERTISEMENT Your Choice! Ask for a Free Printer or Scanner with = the purchase of any IBM NetVista? desktop or IBM ThinkPad notebook! To receive your 10% ABA Member Discount (and this offer), either= call 800-426-7235, ext 5242 or visit http://ibm.com/businesscenter/legal= . Offer ends 12/25/2001! Shipping and handling not included. May not be c= ombined with other offers or promotions. Valid from IBM in US only, while s= upplies last. Offer expires 12/25/01. Lexmark Printer Promo PN SLEXZ33 Visi= oneer Scanner Conductors Pose First Challenge to Copyright Law The Natio= nal Law Journal In what is apparently the first constitutional challenge to= a 7-year-old federal copyright law, plaintiffs, including two orchestra co= nductors, are challenging the law, which grants copyright protection to for= eign works that were formerly in the public domain. Plaintiffs claim that t= he Uruguay Round Agreements Act prevents them from performing works by nota= ble foreign composers by making the royalty fees cost-prohibitive. Full Tex= t [IMAGE] Sept. 11 Laws Raise Fears of Tort Reform: Is Ground Zero a Sl= ippery Slope? The National Law Journal Stealth tort reform? Some plaintiff= s' lawyers think it's coming with terrorism relief. Many bills passed by Co= ngress after Sept. 11 include limits on victims' right to sue airlines, air= craft makers, airports, the city of New York and even Osama bin Laden. Defe= nders say the limits are a one-time response to the attacks. But some plain= tiffs' lawyers fear they may provide a model for proposals to limit civil l= awsuits. Full Text ADVERTISEMENT Get ONE FREE Week of the Delphion Prem= ier package. Register now! When it comes to doing patent research, the bes= t place to begin is at Delphion. With all of the IP information you need-al= l in one place-it's never been easier to save time, money and effort. The D= elphion Premier package offers the Delphion Integrated View, Cross-Collecti= on Searching (including INPADOC), Saved Searches, Alerts and more. Click h= ere . 'Spiritual' Journey From Oklahoma to the U.S. Supreme Court The Na= tional Law Journal When Will K. Wright steps before the U.S. Supreme Court = justices for the first time today, his argument will be the climax of a "sp= iritual" saga that has taken him from the unemployment line to the nation's= highest court in nearly 36 months. Wright represents Kristja J. Falvo in O= wasso Independent School District v. Falvo, a case fighting some schools' p= olicy of letting students grade each other's tests and homework. Full Text = Leaving the Life of Crime Legal Times Two star Washington, D.C., crimin= al defense attorneys have decided to shutter their law firm, leaving their = criminal defense brethren and the D.C. bench in shock. Both Mark Rochon and= Michele Roberts cite the need for greater intellectual challenge in their = careers. Rochon has chosen temporary retirement while Roberts has joined D.= C.'s Shea & Gardner, where she plans to focus on civil and white-collar lit= igation. Full Text [IMAGE] E-Legal: Safeguarding Online Privacy Specia= l to Law.com The issue of online privacy in the Internet age found new ur= gency following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, sparking debate over striki= ng the correct balance between protecting civil liberties and attempting to= prevent another tragic terrorist act. 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