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Michael Marciano

Michael Marciano

Michael Marciano is a regional managing editor for ALM. He can be reached at [email protected] or call 646-957-3022. On Twitter: @BreakingCTLaw

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April 03, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Let's Put the Nation's Election Law Cops Back on the Beat

New FEC appointments should include a bipartisan array of commissioners committed to upholding the integrity of election and campaign finance laws.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

4 minute read

April 02, 2020 | New York Law Journal

'Virtual' Court Opens in 4th, 8th and 9th Judicial Districts

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, administrative judges for New York's Fourth, Eighth and Ninth Judicial Districts announced this week that virtual court operations will be up and running in all covered municipalities starting April 6.

By Michael Marciano

3 minute read

April 01, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

COVID-19 and Online Dispute Resolution It's a Whole New World Out There

Online Dispute Resolution, or ODR, in its broadest definition refers to the coupling of technology with ADR. It has been a growing force in the ADR movement for several decades—a fast-coming phenomenon of the future.

By Harry N. Mazadoorian

6 minute read

April 01, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Murchison Is LCD's New Executive Director

Business and communications expert Joelle A. Murchison has signed on as the new executive director of the Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity, following the recent departure of founding Director Carolyn Golden Hebsgaard.

By Michael Marciano

2 minute read

April 01, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Gathering Storm Threatens the Future of Legal Aid

As funding dries up, a flood of legal needs is beginning to build, and it will soon spill over into Connecticut courts.

By Liam Brennan

5 minute read

March 31, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

COVID-19 and DNRs: A Fatal Combination

Should the medical profession weigh its well-settled approach to resuscitating a dying patient against the real danger of exposing doctors and nurses to COVID-19?

By Joette Katz

9 minute read

March 31, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Government Approval: When It's Not a Sure Bet

How can the issuance of a construction permit by one branch of government be invalidated because of community opposition?

By Virginia Trunkes

7 minute read

March 31, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Teaching in the Time of Cholera: I Caught the COVID-19 Virus

As I write this, I am in isolation at the UConn Medical Center in Farmington, having passed (failed?) two COVID-19 tests.

By Mark Dubois

4 minute read

March 31, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Soto v. Bushmaster: A Sea Change in Unfair Trade Practice Litigation on the Horizon?

There are early indications that the holding in Soto may have an impact far beyond the situation directly addressed in that case.

By David A. Slossberg

4 minute read

March 30, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

SCOTUS Ruling on Standard of Proof in Certain Race Discrimination Claims Will Have Limited Impact in Connecticut

Must race merely be a "motivating factor," or does it need to be a "determinative factor"?

By Joshua R. Goodbaum

6 minute read