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Tribune Editorial Board

Tribune Editorial Board

March 07, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Unfair: Ban One-Way Fee-Shifting Provisions in Employment Contracts

Simply put, there is no good argument for a contract clause that entitles a prevailing plaintiff to their fees but not a prevailing defendant to theirs.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

3 minute read

February 28, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Beyond Politics: Look More Than One Move Ahead With Chevron Deference

Our test should make sense to both liberals and conservatives no matter who is running the executive branch, even if they are unhappy about the result in a specific case.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

4 minute read

February 21, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Good for Connecticut: Expanding HUSKY Health Care Eligibility Makes Sense

Expanding Medicaid coverage to older brothers and sisters is not only the right thing to do, but it would be an economically sound decision.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

5 minute read

February 20, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Extensions of Time to Rule Are Everyone's Problem, But Nobody's Business

While the number of extensions a judge has received per year, or since appointment, can be gleaned from an exhaustive review of the docket, those tallies are not maintained by the judicial branch.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

3 minute read

February 20, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Thomas Should Recuse From Matters Related to the Big Lie

The court will soon have to decide whether former President Trump has engaged in crimes sufficient to disqualify him from running for federal office.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

3 minute read

February 14, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Keep Putin Out of Connecticut Politics

Under current law, foreign oligarchs are capable of impacting state and local referenda in the United States.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

4 minute read

February 13, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Note on Formatting of Court Opinions

We agree that clear, readable text matters in slip opinions.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

3 minute read

February 05, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Gaining Perspective on the U.S. Border Situation

Discernment is missing from our national conversation on immigration.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

5 minute read

January 23, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Insurrection Act Is Not for Repressing Democracy

Anti-democratic dangers arise from threats to deploy troops for authoritarian goals.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

4 minute read

January 22, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Ethics and The U.S. Supreme Court

The SCOTUS code of ethics is no doubt a compromise, and like many compromises, is pleasing to almost no one.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

3 minute read