Michael Marciano is a regional managing editor for ALM. He can be reached at [email protected] or call 646-957-3022. On Twitter: @BreakingCTLaw
April 03, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Let's Put the Nation's Election Law Cops Back on the BeatNew 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 DistrictsIn 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 ThereOnline 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 DirectorBusiness 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 AidAs 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 CombinationShould 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 BetHow 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 VirusAs 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 ConnecticutMust race merely be a "motivating factor," or does it need to be a "determinative factor"?
By Joshua R. Goodbaum
6 minute read