by Ryan McKeen “Wait, we’re behind the other students and we’re supposed to catch up by going slower then they are?” – Bart Simpson Yesterday, I spent the day in Magistrate’s Court. Magistrate’s court principally concerns matters of unpaid child support. While waiting for my case to be called, I watched a man go to jail … Read more
by Ryan McKeen If you are anything like me the first time (or first few times) you logged in to Twitter you thought “what’s the big deal?” Over the past year or so, Twitter has become the primary way that I consume news. I rely on friends and news organizations to give me the links … Read more
by Ryan McKeen I’ve had this post on my mind for years. I regularly commute into work on 91 south. A few times every month traffic is backed up because the State Police are pulling over cheaters. People who are traveling in the diamond lane solo. As I sit backed up in traffic because of … Read more
by Ryan McKeen I love Alltop. Alltop posts links to the best blogs on the internet. Links are posted by category. It is a great honor to have this site listed on Alltop’s legal page. Even if you have to scroll way down to find my site. It is an even greater honor to have … Read more
by Ryan McKeen Longtime Law Tribune Columnist and legal blogger, Norm Pattis has taken to the twittosphere. You can follow him @Norm_Pattis. He’s also given his blog a fresh look. In doing so he proves that black text on a white background is much easier to read than white text on a black background.
by Ryan McKeen Recently I was a panelist at the CT Bar Foundation’s Legal Tech Symposium. One of the lawyers on my panel couldn’t understand why lawyers or anybody would want to use Facebook. She called it narcissistic and voyeuristic. And she’s right….to a point. But she also misses the point in a big way. … Read more
by Ryan McKeen This blog is nothing if it’s not a labor of love. First, it’s going to be a slow week blogging. I’m writing this post while watching the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon. It may be the only post I write all week. On Monday, my day is filled with client meetings. I’ve … Read more
by Ryan McKeen The Republicans have just filed a hard-hitting brief in the Bysiewicz case on the issue of subject matter jurisdiction. If you thought issues of standing were boring, this brief may change your mind. The gloves are off. The gist of the brief is that Bysiewicz has not presented any evidence showing that … Read more
Click on the image to read a brief in its entirety. DuBois’ Amicus Brief: The Republican Party’s Brief: Bysiewicz Brief: State’s Brief:
by Ryan McKeen Here is some of what Chief Disciplinary Counsel Mark DuBois had to say to the court in an amicus brief he filed today. They say all the good stuff is in the footnotes and this brief is true to form. Here’s footnote 6: The Hartford Courant of April 18, 2010 reported an … Read more