July 22, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune
High Court's Clean Elections Decision Strikes the Right First-Amendment BalanceTo what extent does the First Amendment allow the Clean Elections Program to ban explicit campaign references to other candidates in separate races?
By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board
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July 17, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Connecticut's New Kindergarten Law: Great Idea, Rough RolloutOver 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 CourtDo 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 OwnersLet'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 StandoffReinstatement without any penalty or limitations was a violation of public policy.
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June 18, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Ongoing Disaster: 'Simms' Procedure on Habeas Appeals Should be OverruledSeven years ago we opined that Simms and its progeny should be overruled. Since then, nothing has changed.
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June 13, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Unlikely Trio: Jim Crow, O.J. Simpson and Donald TrumpSometimes, 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 BroadeningThe 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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June 12, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune
A Valuable Time Saver: Proposing Panel Voir Dire in ConnecticutAt 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.
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