Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

April 24, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

For lawyers, accustomed to being able to solve problems large and small on a daily basis, the coronavirus crisis is particularly frustrating. But they will also welcome the opportunity to lend their talents.

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April 14, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

We applaud the recent release of more than 700 inmates since COVID-19 first struck Connecticut, the largest one-month reduction in the prison population in state history. But more needs to be done.

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April 08, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

For the sake of safety and our democracy, online voting should be allowed both in June and November in Connecticut's elections.

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April 03, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

New FEC appointments should include a bipartisan array of commissioners committed to upholding the integrity of election and campaign finance laws.

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March 25, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A national debate rages between supporters of victims of sexual assault and those accused of sexual assault regarding the proper way to handle claims of sexual misconduct on college campuses.

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March 20, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A sentencing judge has very broad discretion in imposing any sentence within the statutory limits. In exercising that discretion he generally is permitted to consider matters that would not be admissible at trial.

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March 12, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Turning any other disadvantaged racial minority into a team mascot would clearly be offensive. American Indians are no different.

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March 06, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Third-party litigation funding, first popular across the pond in England and Wales, has grown into a major American industry. But attorneys and clients are forewarned there remain some risks.

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February 27, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A simple revision to Connecticut's vacatur law would make an important difference to victims of human trafficking. The state should allow trafficking victims with convictions for crimes other than prostitution to request vacatur from the court, but give judges the discretion to grant or deny such requests.

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February 21, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Whichever statistics one relies upon or report one consults, the difference in violence experienced by white women and women of color is dramatic, and much can be reported about the causes, societal implications and effective interventions.

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