Megan Spicer

May 27, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Second Circuit has upheld a district court judge's dismissal of Lisa "Lee" Whitnum's claim that Greenwich improperly allowed its town hall to be used for a bar mitzvah and Israeli flag-raising ceremony in violation of the U.S. Constitution's Establishment Clause.

By MEGAN SPICER

5 minute read

May 25, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Two Middletown police officers cannot claim qualified immunity in an excessive-force case filed against them over a 2012 incident involving a homeless woman, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled.

By MEGAN SPICER

9 minute read

May 24, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Two former Ruby Tuesday employees who claim the restaurant chain denied them overtime pay when they worked many 50-hour or more weeks are seeking class action status in their litigation against their former employer.

By MEGAN SPICER

7 minute read

May 20, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

State marshals have seen an increase in parking tickets left on their cars while on duty in Hartford, and it's now an issue being dealt with in the state court.

By MEGAN SPICER

13 minute read

May 19, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Kevin Barrs did not want to finish law school and was ready to be done with it, that is, until he interned at the New London Public Defender's Office one summer. After that, he was hooked.

By MEGAN SPICER

7 minute read

May 17, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

'The credible testimony of the complainant demonstrates that respondent's discriminatory actions profoundly distressed the complainant, prompted him to seek psychiatric counseling immediately, and interfered with his ability to work,' the CHRO found.

By MEGAN SPICER

7 minute read

May 16, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A former Oxford police officer has filed a lawsuit against the town over his termination, claiming he was discriminated against by fellow officers because of his age and a disability he developed while serving in the military.

By MEGAN SPICER

14 minute read

May 16, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

By failing to include a defendant in conversations about his sentencing, a Connecticut district court judge violated his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found.

By MEGAN SPICER

11 minute read

May 13, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Bruce Rubenstein has threatened to file a lawsuit against the University of Hartford, which is considering selling off its political memorabilia collection, some of which was donated by Rubenstein.

By MEGAN SPICER

13 minute read

May 12, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In February, Patricia Helliger was promoted to be New Haven's first female African-American police captain. Barely two months later, she sued the city for race and gender discrimination.

By MEGAN SPICER

7 minute read