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Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

July 22, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

High Court's Clean Elections Decision Strikes the Right First-Amendment Balance

To what extent does the First Amendment allow the Clean Elections Program to ban explicit campaign references to other candidates in separate races?

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July 17, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut's New Kindergarten Law: Great Idea, Rough Rollout

Over the long term, the law should improve lives for students, teachers and families in Connecticut. But one critique warrants discussion

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July 12, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

SCOTUS Spouses Threaten to Undermine Legitimacy of High Court

Do family members of justices have First Amendment rights? Beyond question. But are those rights subject to some restrictions? Also beyond question.

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July 09, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Fortifying Fairness: Tips Should Be for Servers, Not Owners

Let's guarantee that tips enhance the wages of servers, as intended by those who leave them.

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July 01, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Plain Language: What Does 'Submit' Mean?

The majority found an unplain statute plain, and the obvious culprit is § 1-2z.

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June 24, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Arbitration Analysis: Decision to Rehire After an Armed Standoff

Reinstatement without any penalty or limitations was a violation of public policy.

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6 minute read

June 18, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Ongoing Disaster: 'Simms' Procedure on Habeas Appeals Should be Overruled

Seven years ago we opined that Simms and its progeny should be overruled. Since then, nothing has changed.

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4 minute read

June 13, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Unlikely Trio: Jim Crow, O.J. Simpson and Donald Trump

Sometimes, the targets of politically motivated criminal prosecutions are also guilty.

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June 13, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Post-Pattis: Rule 8.4 (4) Needs More Focus, Not Broadening

The rule needs to be narrowed, not expanded. It is becoming dangerously broad and close to constitutionally offensive as void for vagueness.

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3 minute read

June 12, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Valuable Time Saver: Proposing Panel Voir Dire in Connecticut

At the last meeting of the American Board of Trial Advocates last month, Judge James Sicilian championed panel voir dire. Despite efforts, panel voir dire is a rarity.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

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