Supreme Court overturns a "heightened pleading standard" for employment discrimination cases adopted by the Second Circuit. In a unanimous decision, the justices said an employee does not need to plead a prima facie case in a discrimination complaint and may make a "short and plain statement" of the claim. Swierkiewicz v. Sorema, #00-1853, 122 S.Ct. 992 (2002). [N/R]