Karen Ali

November 22, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Former state prosecutor David Holzbach, who was fired last year for secretly photographing and video recording women at the Danbury courthouse, is asking a state judge to reinstate his privilege to practice law.

By KAREN ALI

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November 22, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

As a state legislator, James Bingham helped create Connecticut's accelerated rehabilitation program. As a judge, he was true to the philosophy behind the AR program and often allowed nonviolent offenders to stay out of prison.

By KAREN ALI

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November 21, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A U.S. Army National Guard veteran from Connecticut who served in Iraq is filing a federal lawsuit Thursday that accuses the Army of misdiagnosing his post-tramatic stress disorder and denying him a medical retirement and the benefits that go with it.

By KAREN ALI

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November 15, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Long before New London solo Yona Gregory even thought about going to law school, she was developing a healthy entrepreneurial spirit by flipping houses.

By KAREN ALI

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November 15, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

For 19 years, attorney Tanya Hughes has worked for the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. Before that, she was a prosecutor in New York. But in her new role as the CHRO's permanent executive director, she sees herself just as much as a teacher. “We try to take on some of the current issues,” said Hughes.

By KAREN ALI

6 minute read

November 14, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

An attorney who has spent much of her career with Connecticut's state-sponsored civil rights agency has now been named executive director of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.

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November 08, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., announced in a press release Monday that in response to concerns raised over the last two months the prisons bureau has indicated it has altered its plan to turn FCI into a facility for men.

By Karen Ali

6 minute read

November 08, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Most people using small claims courts decide to represent themselves in matters involving doctor bills, breaches of contract and the return of security deposits. But as of June, small claims litigants in Hartford Superior Could have had some help, thanks to a pro bono program called the Small Claims Project. Soon the program will be expanding to other courthouses.

By KAREN ALI

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November 08, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Yale alumnus who went on to make a fortune in real estate has given $25 million to Yale Law School to acquire and renovate a campus building and return dormitory living to the law school. The money was donated by Robert Baker, and the new building will be named after Baker and his wife, Christina.

By KAREN ALI

3 minute read

November 04, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Amid outcry from judges and senators, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons has decided that female prisoners will be able to stay at Danbury's Federal Correctional Institution, which is the only secure facility for women in the Northeast.

By KAREN ALI

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