Paternalism is out; 9th Circuit cites ADA, says employers cannot refuse to hire workers in jobs that may pose a threat to them

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Echazabal v. Chevron U.S.A., a US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruling that bars employers from refusing to hire the handicapped for jobs which may pose a danger to their health, is discussed.

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Untrying the gag; appeals court overturns order suppressing future speech of a defendant's former attorney

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A ruling by the 3d Circuit in U.S. v. Scarfo that a gag order of future comments by the defendant's former attorney, is discussed. Gentile v. State Bar, a Supreme Court discussion of a disciplinary rule applied against a criminal defense attorney long after he made the comments, should be the Scarfo standard.

Gag orders

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ADA umbrella starting to close; multiple rulings say act does not cover those with correctable impairments

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The US Supreme Court's 1999 rulings included three on the Americans with Disabilities Act and held that the law does not cover those with correctable impairments, which means that only the most profoundly disabled may enjoy the law's protection. The rulings are Murphy v. United Parcel Service, Sutton v. United Airlines, and Albertson's v. Kirkingburg. Dismayed disability rights advocates say the ADA's reach is radically restricted.

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