Dwight Merriam

December 28, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Women are being denied the opportunity to participate equally with men across the board, but most especially in the more complex and challenging appellate litigation.

By Dwight Merriam

6 minute read

November 06, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

We have all had enough of trying to live with the current understanding of both Lucas and Penn Central. Courts and commentators agree that it is extremely difficult for a property owner to recover under either theory.

By Dwight Merriam

7 minute read

March 18, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

What are landlords to do if they discover an outbreak of the coronavirus in their building? Do they have an obligation to shut down the building and decontaminate the space? Will they be liable for business interruption?

By Dwight Merriam

6 minute read

March 13, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Buried in the common law of zoning may be a way out from coronavirus-induced delays and rescheduling that may drive the process beyond time limits.

By Dwight Merriam

5 minute read

October 17, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Minneapolis is upfront about its land use pattern of racial segregation and has forcefully traced its origins back to the express racial discrimination embodied in racially restrictive covenants supported by zoning and public infrastructure decisions.

By Dwight Merriam

6 minute read

September 10, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A recent trial court decision is worth spending the time to consider for several reasons.

By Dwight Merriam

6 minute read

September 09, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The interest in the use of moratoria has become greater with the possibility that marijuana will be approved for general use and the continued expansion of short-term rentals.

By Dwight Merriam

5 minute read

August 26, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A trial court held the owner of a Glastonbury home business needed to prove her business was "customary." The appellate court disagreed and reversed the decision.

By Dwight Merriam

8 minute read

August 16, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

“The principal difference between a tattoo and, for example, a pen-and-ink drawing, is that a tattoo is engrafted onto a person's skin rather than drawn on paper. This distinction has no significance in terms of the constitutional protection afforded the tattoo."—Ninth Circuit

By Dwight Merriam

6 minute read

August 05, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Hermine Ricketts and her husband, Tom Carroll, decided the best place ever for their vegetable garden was right there conveniently in their front yard. Local officials had other ideas.

By Dwight Merriam

5 minute read