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Connecticut Law Tribune

Limit Deadline to 30 Days for Judicial Decisions on Motions

The delays in obtaining a hearing date in family court are unacceptable for a variety of reasons including: the potential for a parent to be deprived of financial support and parents being deprived of meaningful access to minor children.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

It's Time to Repeal the Dickey Amendment

Scientists complain that we have more and more people dying and experiencing injuries from gun violence every year, and we're still having problems getting basic research done because we can't get the data or the funding for research.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Historical Note: Tapping Reeve, Partisanship and the Federal Judiciary

Today, it seems unimaginable how Reeve would find himself a federal criminal defendant. As in our own era of political battles waged in the federal judicial arena, wanton partisanship by Thomas Jefferson and his followers supplies an explanation.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

When Punitives Don't Punish

In the largest verdict for bad faith in U.S. history, the jury found that Aetna "recklessly disregarded its duty to deal fairly and act in good faith" and awarded punitive damages. But will Aetna get the message?
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Supporting Mandatory Disclosure of Malpractice Coverage

Connecticut lawyers in private practice should be required to disclose on their registration forms whether they have professional malpractice insurance coverage.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Take Time to Enjoy Life Outside the Office

No question, it's a busy schedule you have. As a managing partner once said, "There is always the possibility for more billable hours." Certainly…
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut's Ongoing Failure to Address Property Tax Dependence

Limiting property tax dependence requires more state funding to local governments, which means raising more state revenue from other taxes, but this is necessary to make Connecticut the prosperous, just, and integrated state that it can and must be.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Don't Give Up on Vermont Law School

We lose a lot if VLS does not return to its former strength, or worse, closes. Support the school and you support Yale, Quinnipiac and the next generation of lawyers, especially environmental lawyers who may be the ones to save the planet.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Have You Been in a Police Lineup? Don’t Answer Until You Read This

Beyond the obvious privacy and civil rights implications, facial recognition technology is only about 86% accurate.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Hmmm … Is Ax-Throwing in Bars Really a Good Idea?

The current operators in Connecticut appear to being doing a good job in protecting their patrons, but darts are one thing—axes are quite another.
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