September 14, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Federal Forfeiture Policy Needs to Catch Up to ConnecticutCivil asset forfeiture has been a nuisance for many citizens, especially when law enforcement retains assets without any conviction of a crime.
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September 13, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Collateral Estoppel's Ascent to Pop Culture: Who Would've Thought?E. Jean Carroll's successful defamation case against Donald Trump goes to the very definition of collateral estoppel, aka issue preclusion.
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September 11, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Edward Jay Blum's Audacious and Ahistorical Misuse of the LawWelcome to Bizarro World, folks, where a law that is supposed to level the playing field for Blacks now is a tool with which to exacerbate economic inequality.
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August 29, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune
The Return of Judicial Arbitration: An Important Resource for Those Willing to Use ItReturning to the Hartford judicial district in September, this free program is a welcome and beneficial tool.
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August 21, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune
It's Time for the Nation's High Court to Adopt an Ethics CodeRespect for the rule of law is one of the cornerstones of our democracy, and we count on the Supreme Court to be impartial.
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August 01, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune
In Memoriam: Judge H. Lee Sarokin Was A Role ModelHis rulings set the stage for several Connecticut cases.
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July 27, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune
General Assembly Rightly Blocks State Utilities From Charging Customers For LobbyingA bad policy went on for too long and created a low level of accountability for costs.
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July 27, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Recent Win at SCOTUS for Rights of People With DisabilitiesPeople with disabilities and their advocates maintain a meaningful avenue to address violations of rights.
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July 17, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Profoundly Disappointing: SCOTUS Ruling Based on Bogus Case In Search of ReasonThis injury, if it occurs at all, is prospective only and is insufficient to rise above the speculative level.
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July 11, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Remembering James A. Wade: The Happy WarriorJim leaves behind two generations of lawyers whose careers have been shaped in profound ways. They now have an obligation to pay it forward as Jim can no longer do that and teach those who follow them to have the same commitment to their clients and the rule of law, and to be grounded in the joy of law practice.
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