Monthly Archives: May 2008

A Useful Link For Connecticut Lawyers

Is Marlborough in Hartford, New London, Tolland or Middlesex County? These are the practical issues Connecticut attorneys wrestle with each and every day. I have this map of Connecticut Towns and Counties saved to my favorite webpages. About a dozen times a year, … Continue reading

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Meta Data a Mega Problem in Connecticut G.E. Case

Does technology really make our lives easier?  I think the answer is yes but sometimes I wonder. I have a hunch how some of the lawyers involved in a sex discrimination case against General Electric would answer the question. The … Continue reading

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Repeat for me…

This weekend I was flipping through my copy of “The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Practicing Law.” This book is a must read for any law student or young associate. I was reading the chapter in the book when the Curmudgeon discusses manners and … Continue reading

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Happy Memorial Day or Decoration Day (C.G.S. Sec. 1-4)

Connecticut General Statutes Section 1-4 designates the last Monday in May as Memorial Day or Decoration Day. Connecticut has a statute on nearly everything and eventually I’ll blog about them all. This blog is made possible by the right to free speech. Freedom of speech would … Continue reading

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Baltimore’s Greatest Hits

Baltimore? Perhaps better known around here as the home of Fenway South. I know this is a Connecticut Law Blog, but like you, I’ve got my eyes set on the long weekend. As far as maintaining a blog, sometimes you … Continue reading

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Camera Phones In Connecticut Courts

Non-lawyers cannot bring camera phones or other digital recording devices into Connecticut’s court buildings. Lawyers can obtain a Judicial Branch ID Card that allows the lawyer to bring a digital recording device into a court building. This is done only after the lawyer … Continue reading

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Justice in Kerrigan

If I was writing an opinion for the Connecticut Supreme Court in Kerrigan it would not be 172 pages as was the California Supreme Court’s landmark ruling. It would be short and read something like this: The Connecticut Constitution requires that: “All … Continue reading

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In re a Name

A Connecticut Law blog asks “what’s in a name” as Connecticut’s Supreme Court tackles the issue of gay marriage in light of the California Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of In re Marriage Cases. Continue reading

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Connecticut’s Vinegar Law

I don’t know what problem the legislature was trying to solve when it passed this law in 1949: No person shall make and sell, or make and offer for sale, any vinegar without conspicuously branding, stenciling or painting, upon the … Continue reading

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My First Trial

I tried my first case as a certified legal intern for the State’s Attorneys’ Office in Meriden. The defendant had no idea what was in store for her. One of the best things about interning for the Connecticut State’s Attorneys’ … Continue reading

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