Michael Marciano is a regional managing editor for ALM. He can be reached at [email protected] or call 646-957-3022. On Twitter: @BreakingCTLaw
May 04, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Comments on Separation of Powers From Middletown Bar's Law Day 2018If the ideals embodied in our state and federal constitutions are to continue to make us a strong and vibrant country, it's all our duty to speak out and protect them when we see them under attack.
By Mark Dubois
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May 02, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Yale Law Students Take Sessions to Court Over Flouted GuidanceAlisa Tiwari, a participant in Yale's San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project, said she first became interested in taking court action after reading last December that the U.S. Department of Justice, under Attorney General Jeff Sessions' direction, had repealed guidance calling for more compassionate and less stringent treatment of poor, young and disabled Americans, as well as people of color.
By Michael Marciano
4 minute read
May 02, 2018 | The Recorder
Yale Law Students Take Sessions to Court As Part of Litigation Partnership with San FranciscoAlisa Tiwari, a participant in Yale's San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project, is part of a team challenging the Department of Justice's repeal of guidance calling for less stringent treatment of poor, young and disabled Americans, as well as people of color.
By Michael Marciano
4 minute read
April 27, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Viewpoint: Connecticut's Gun Seizure Law Can Serve as National ModelConnecticut was the first state in the nation to pass a law to allow police to obtain a court order to seize guns from anyone who presents an imminent risk of harming himself or someone else.
By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board
5 minute read
April 27, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Connecticut Firms Tap Years of Experience in Making Their Latest MovesThomas D. Colin has rejoined the Greenwich law firm he co-founded after retiring as a Superior Court judge.
By Michael Marciano
4 minute read
April 26, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune
As Medical Technologies Reduce Errors, Malpractice Attorneys Must Stay InformedIt is imperative that we not only understand the elements necessary to prosecute or defend a claim of medical malpractice, but that we are also able to identify and apply the specific facts of a case to those elements, proving that each one exists.
By Shaun Patrick Willis
8 minute read
April 26, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Withdrawing RepresentationTerminating an attorney-client relationship is not an easy decision nor one that can be taken lightly.
By Alanna G. Clair and Shari L. Klevens
6 minute read
April 24, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune
ADR, Meet EDR: An Emerging New Model for Resolving Medical Malpractice ClaimsFinding more effective ways to address and resolve medical malpractice claims has dogged the legal and medical community for decades.
By Harry N. Mazadoorian
6 minute read
April 20, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Survivors' Talk Monday Night at Community CollegeIf the thought of being sexually assaulted in your home in the middle of the night by a masked intruder sounds incomprehensibly traumatic, imagine if the assault was only the beginning of a yearslong period of shame, abuse and neglect brought on by people whose jobs are to protect you.
By Michael Marciano
2 minute read
April 20, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune
State's Teen Criminal Cases Belong in Juvenile CourtAt 14, children cannot drive, buy alcohol or cigarettes, cannot vote and cannot be employed by grocery stores. They certainly shouldn't be exposed to lifelong adult felony convictions.
By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board
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