Month: May 2011

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Connecticut General Statutes Section 1-4 designates the last Monday in May as Memorial Day or Decoration Day. This blog is made possible by the right to free speech. Freedom of speech would not exist, but for, the men and women who have given their lives in service of  Country. Memorial Day is worthy of not only a statute but of our deepest gratitude. Take a moment … Read more

Breastfeeding In A Lactation Room At Fenway Park

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Here’s a story from the intersection of law and life.

Go Sox!

Connecticut law protects a woman’s right to breastfeed, making it an act of discrimination for:

a place of public accommodation, resort or amusement to restrict or limit the right of a mother to breast-feed her child;  Link.

Massachusetts law affords mothers similar protections:

allows a mother to breastfeed her child in any public place or establishment or place which is open to and accepts or solicits the patronage of the general public and where the mother and her child may otherwise lawfully be present.

Recently, I contacted Fenway Park to inquire about their lactation policy. After checking their website for my wife, I came up with nothing. Here was their response:

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Legal Quotes Of The Week: Transgender Edition

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All from the House Debate on the Transgender Discrimination Bill: “Today, I feel like a woman,” said House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk, imagining himself as a man wanting to use a ladies room. “If you don’t let me, I’m going to sue you. CT Mirror. John Hetherington, R-New Canaan, criticized what he … Read more

When Do You Decide It’s Time For A New Cell Phone?

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Every so often, I get cell phone lust. Now is one of those times. My phone is ancient. It’s a year and a half old. It’s vastly underpowered compared with today’s phones. Sure it does most of what I want – email, a calendar, and internet. But it doesn’t do everything and other phones certainly … Read more

The Impulse To Legislate Everything

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The legislation would accomplish something that I agree with – namely that it would allow Mr. Tate to go to the prom. However, this legislation is a symptom of a larger problem: here in CT there is a belief that any problem big or small can be solved through legislation.

Insurance Probably Won’t Be Paying For Your Medical Marijuana

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Senate Bill 1015 is called an “Act Concerning the Palliative Use of Marijuana”. The bill makes it legal for doctors to prescribe marijuana for patient’s with certain conditions including cancer, MS, HIV and AIDS. The bill makes it expressly clear that insurance companies do not have to provide coverage for the palliative use of medical … Read more