Editorial Board

October 02, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

To assist the parties and the courts to manage and address short calendar matters, we believe the Legislature should reconsider the terms and provisions of General Statute §46b-66(c).

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September 30, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The delays in obtaining a hearing date in family court are unacceptable for a variety of reasons including: the potential for a parent to be deprived of financial support and parents being deprived of meaningful access to minor children.

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September 29, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

We agree with the courts and applaud how they handled this matter as expeditiously as they did, so as to permit terminally ill patients choosing to do so to seek the benefit of the act during the course of the litigation.

By Law Journal Editorial Board

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September 29, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

Although a considered hastened death may be too emotionally fraught for some to contemplate, such contemplation is essential. We urge the Legislature to examine the issue.

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September 24, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Scientists complain that we have more and more people dying and experiencing injuries from gun violence every year, and we're still having problems getting basic research done because we can't get the data or the funding for research.

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September 22, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

We support the goals of lawsuits challenging new federal immigration regulations redefining the existing "public charge" rules.

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September 19, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Today, it seems unimaginable how Reeve would find himself a federal criminal defendant. As in our own era of political battles waged in the federal judicial arena, wanton partisanship by Thomas Jefferson and his followers supplies an explanation.

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September 15, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

In 2017, New Jersey enacted the International Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation Act. The U.N.'s new mediation convention is a welcome development in this spirit, and practitioners should be aware of it in cross-border contract resolution.

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September 15, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Third Circuit's decision provides a "teachable moment" with regard to the role of, and limits on, local law enforcement in detentions of undocumented aliens.

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September 13, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In the largest verdict for bad faith in U.S. history, the jury found that Aetna "recklessly disregarded its duty to deal fairly and act in good faith" and awarded punitive damages. But will Aetna get the message?

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

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