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January 25, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Slight GOP Opposition Can't Stop Confirmation

The General Assembly last week confirmed Andrew J. McDonald, a former Democratic state senator and longtime confidant of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, as the first openly gay justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
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October 03, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Environmental Law: Financing Tool Offers Help With Energy Upgrades

In 2012, Connecticut passed legislation which gives property owners access to 100 percent upfront, low-cost, long-term financing for building energy upgrades. Commercial & Industrial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) is an innovative financing program to increase access to cleaner, cheaper, and more reliable energy.
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January 28, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Gathering Dust

The question is a simple one: Would you rather research law firms with a few clicks of the keyboard or pore through a 4-inch-thick hardcover book?
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March 28, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Courts' Rules In Play As Media Seeks Cameras

The Associated Press and other media groups got bad news from New Britain Superior Court Judge Michael R. Sheldon March 23, who held that current Practice Book rules give judges no discretion to allow cameras in courtrooms, unless expressly permitted. With specific exceptions, current Practice Book Rule 1-10 states that, "a judicial authority should prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or taking photographs in the courtroom...." Sheldon ruled that "should" means "must" in this context. But that Practice Book rule's days may be numbered.
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April 17, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Mediocre Government Mirrors The Hapless '62 Mets

In 1962, Casey Stengel, watching his Mets during one of the 120 games they would lose that year, asked, "Can't anybody here play this game?" Since our current government has much in common with the 1962 Mets, I am taking this opportunity to bestow the first annual Casey Awards, for incompetence in government.
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December 22, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

An Anonymous Voice With An Attitude

The blogger's screen name is Gideon. The moniker may not ring a bell, but perhaps you've heard of the blog itself -- apublicdefender.com. We don't know if Gideon is a man or woman (for convenience, we'll use "he" in this article), or where the person practices law and for how long.
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December 14, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

States Plan To Sue EPA Over Methane Emissions

Connecticut and six other Northeastern and mid-Atlantic states unveiled plans last week to sue the Environmental Protection Agency, saying it is violating the Clean Air Act by failing to address methane gas emissions from oil and gas drilling, which has boomed in nearby states such as Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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March 27, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Looking At War In Iraq Through Veterans' Eyes

Everyone knows younger drivers have the most accidents. If you take a poll as to why the group with the best reflexes and best eyesight is the most likely to hit something, people will tell you that the cause is lack of experience.
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June 07, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Opinion: Lawyers Should Not Be Granted Immunity From Fraud

Editor's Note: The writer, a Greenwich financier and former professional football player, is a party in the divorce case of Simms v. Simms. A related case, Simms v. Seaman, recently upheld lawyers' litigation immunity from civil fraud. He claims fraud was committed when his ex-wife and her lawyers failed to divulge that she was receiving a sizable inheritance at the time they requested an increase in the ex-wife's alimony payments.
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July 16, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

'Gentle Spirit' Has Strong Influence

In 1992, Barbara M. Quinn was not yet a household name in Connecticut legal circles. Instead, she was an up-and-coming lawyer, one of four who became part-time judges for the tribal court just as the Mashantucket Pequots were opening their Foxwoods casino. The job included presiding over misdemeanor cases, but it wasn't that simple.
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