JURIST

JANUARY 12, 2023

Five Connecticut police officers charged with being responsible for an arrestee’s paralysis Wednesday pleaded not guilty in a Connecticut state court. The post Connecticut police officers plead not guilty in case involving man paralyzed in police custody appeared first on JURIST - News.

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MARCH 10, 2023

“US Senate confirms Connecticut justice to federal appeals court”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. Lisa Hagen of Connecticut Mirror reports that “ CT’s Maria Kahn confirmed by U.S. Senate confirmed Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Maria Araújo Kahn to serve on the U.S. Senate to 2nd Circuit.”

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JURIST

JUNE 19, 2021

The Connecticut state Senate on Thursday approved a bill allowing adults to use recreational marijuana. The post Connecticut Senate approves recreational marijuana bill, now awaits governor’s signature appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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JURIST

APRIL 4, 2023

Two Connecticut veterans’ advocacy groups Monday filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Defense (DoD) in a federal court in Connecticut. The post Connecticut veterans’ advocacy groups file suit against US Department of Defense appeared first on JURIST - News.

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HowAppealing

MAY 15, 2023

“Connecticut high court nominee regrets signing 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett”: Dave Collins of The Associated Press has this report. The post “Connecticut high court nominee regrets signing 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Connecticut Judge Barbara Bellis Thursday ruled that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $473 million in punitive damages on top of a nearly $1 billion verdict handed down last month, for his defamatory statements about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

In 2018, four Connecticut State Police troopers collectively created hundreds of fake traffic tickets to make it appear they were more productive than they actually were in order to curry favor and perks from supervisors, the Register Citizen reports.

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Law 360

AUGUST 16, 2024

While Connecticut workers may rejoice over a major expansion of paid sick leave that will begin to roll out next year, businesses will need to spend some time and effort getting ready to implement the new law, attorneys told Law360.

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Above The Law

JUNE 6, 2022

The post Alex Jones Lawyers Want Off The Connecticut Sandy Hook Case appeared first on Above the Law. No, this isn't another ploy to postpone the trial. Why ever would you ask that?

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Law 360

AUGUST 16, 2024

Several high-stakes Connecticut cases came to a close in the first half of 2024, resulting in the resolution of a Frontier Communications' $21.8 million feud with its ex-CEO, and a $26.5 million deal for RTX Corp. subcontractors and employees who alleged anticompetitive no-poach agreements prevented them from advancing their careers.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Following recent revelations about a fake ticketing scheme by state troopers in Connecticut, a criminal investigation into the troopers’ conduct has been opened by the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice and the State Police Central District Major Crime Squad, CT Insider reports.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

“Legislature confirms Nora Dannehy to Connecticut Supreme Court; Dannehy’s easy confirmation stands in contrast to the experience of Lamont’s first nominee, Sandra Slack Glover”: Mark Pazniokas of CT Mirror has this report.

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Law 360

MAY 8, 2024

urged a federal judge to toss a proposed class action brought by three Connecticut residents who argued that the company contaminated private property near its New Milford manufacturing plant with toxic "forever chemicals," calling the allegations "illogical," speculative and incomplete. Kimberly-Clark Corp.

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 4, 2023

The post “2nd Circuit affirms Connecticut repeal of religious vaccine exemptions for schoolchildren; The panel ruled 2-1 affirming Connecticut’s decision to end religious exemptions from mandatory immunizations for students” appeared first on How Appealing. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued today.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 18, 2023

A recent report from the Prison Policy Initiative found that Black people make up the majority of Connecticut’s prison population, Edwin J. Viera reports for the Public News Service.

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HowAppealing

JULY 21, 2021

“Connecticut Top Court Asked to Clarify Law in Bausch & Lomb Case”: Julie Steinberg of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued yesterday certifying two questions to the Supreme Court of Connecticut for resolution.

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Law 360

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Courts in Connecticut rebuffed some major government and financial institutions in 2023, ruling against federal prosecutors in a high-profile criminal antitrust case against an RTX Corp. unit and sending Deutsche Bank AG back to the drawing board to pursue an enormous, decade-old judgment.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 15, 2022

Beatty and Llorens, representing a putative class of over 30,000 other people, name Connecticut Gov. The ACLU of Connecticut argues the 1997 statute is part of the United States’ history of systemic racism. The suit also aims to wipe out Beatty’s and Llorens’ current debt, which between the pair is over $356,000.

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JUNE 21, 2022

“Connecticut Supreme Court rules pandemic-era video trials pass Constitutional muster. Mahony of The Hartford Courant has this report on three related rulings that the Supreme Court of Connecticut issued Monday. What does this mean going forward?” ” Edmund H.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 17, 2022

The post From Bankruptcy In Texas To Sanctions In Connecticut, Alex Jones’s Legal Problems Are Just Beginning appeared first on Above the Law. And his lawyers are in the s**t with him.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 14, 2023

Lawmakers in Connecticut are debating Senate Bill 1071 , a bill that seeks in part to prohibit police from knowingly lying to minors during interrogations. The chief public defender also testified that she has had clients coerced into making incorrect statements. ”

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Above The Law

JUNE 2, 2021

While other New England states have updated their parentage code in recent years to eliminate unequal treatment of families, Connecticut has fallen behind.

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Law 360

MARCH 8, 2024

A former Connecticut mayor, current and ex-partners at Halloran & Sage LLP, and the lieutenant governor's general counsel are among those who promised lawmakers Friday that they would not come down with a case of "robe-itis" — a term used to describe an unprofessional temperament toward litigants and courthouse staff — if confirmed to the state bench, (..)

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 1, 2022

“Plaintiffs looking for court of appeals to erase records of Connecticut transgender high school runners”: Lori Riley of The Hartford Courant has this report. The post “Plaintiffs looking for court of appeals to erase records of Connecticut transgender high school runners” appeared first on How Appealing.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 2, 2023

Despite the legalization of recreational marijuana in Connecticut in 2021, Chief State’s Attorney Patrick Griffin confirmed during a public hearing Wednesday that the state is still prosecuting people previously charged with possession, Jaden Edison reports for the Hartford Courant.

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MARCH 26, 2022

“Connecticut Supreme Court says speech, in a First Amendment case, crossed the line to threats”: Edmund H.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 31, 2022

Bob Stefanoski, the Republic candidate for governor in Connecticut, has pledged to stop collecting what he called “nuisance fees” including money raised through the justice system such as witness escort fees, CT Mirror reports.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 8, 2022

Altogether, the department fielded nearly 900 complaints alleging misconduct by officers and civilian employees between 2015 and 2020.

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Law 360

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Connecticut Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a tax charged on a Massachusetts construction company's vehicles parked overnight at the owner's home in the Nutmeg State, reasoning that the levy doesn't lead to unconstitutional double taxation because each jurisdiction is collecting revenue on the cars for a different reason.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 7, 2022

“For decades, Connecticut had two seats on prestigious U.S. Appellate Court. Here’s how the state got a third.” ” Edmund H. Mahony has this front page article in today’s edition of The Hartford Courant.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 24, 2023

A man in Plymouth, Connecticut was arrested on Monday for running an underground gambling house called “The Club Hou$e,” police say, Rob Polansky reports for Eyewitness News 3. Andrew Stern is being charged with illegal gambling, possession of a gambling device and gambling premises as a nuisance.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

“Senate gives Connecticut Supreme Court justice Andrew McDonald final approval for 8 more years on high court”: Christopher Keating of The Hartford Courant has an article that begins, “Despite controversy and charges that he is an activist judge, Connecticut Supreme Court justice Andrew J.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Connecticut officials are forking over $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by an inmate after she gave birth alone in her cell without medical assistance.

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My Shingle

MARCH 23, 2022

This profile features Shelley Kier, special education/education law attorney in Connecticut. Welcome to MyShingle’s series celebrating Woman-Owned and Mom-Owned Law Firms. What is your name? Shelley Kier, Esq. Law School attended and year of graduation. KIER LAW Woodbridge, CT (Licensed in CT, NY,…

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Above The Law

MARCH 8, 2023

The post A Connecticut Court Just Dismissed A Case Against A Doctor Who Secretly Inseminated His Patients With His Own Sperm appeared first on Above the Law. The plaintiffs brought claims of negligence, fraudulent concealment, lack of informed consent, and unfair trade practices. Yet the court sided with the defendant doctor’s defenses.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 23, 2022

In response to evidence from mental health and criminal justice experts that exposure to violence in childhood increases risks of substance abuse, mental health problems and criminal behavior into adulthood, a pilot program in central Connecticut, called State’s Attorney’s Violence Eradication and Disruption (SAVED), aims to identify children affected (..)

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 20, 2023

A wrongful death lawsuit against four former Connecticut state troopers filed by the family of a man who committed suicide will be allowed to move forward, the state Supreme Court decided on Wednesday.

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