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Schwartz Bests Dankosky in Hot In Hartford Competition

Breaking news: “Landside” Dan Schwartz bests WNPR’s John Dankosky in Sad City Hartford’s “Hot In Hartford Competition” proving that lawyers are just slightly more well liked than members of the media. update: Spelling Mr. Dankosky’s name wrong in the original title … Continue reading

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Malloy Cuts 5.76 Million From Judicial Branch Budget

by Christine Stuart Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is following through on his promise to end the year in the black by cutting nearly $79 million from the current budget. Malloy’s decision to use his rescissionary authority to keep his first budget in … Continue reading

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Vote Dan Schwartz For Hot In Hartford

Blawgfather and lawyer extraordinaire, Dan Schwartz, has drawn a tough first round matchup in Sad City Hartford’s “Hot In Hartford” competition in WNPR’s  John Dankosky. One of the country’s best law blogger v. the host of one of the very … Continue reading

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CT Judicial Branch Joins Twitter!

On December 18, 2008 I wrote “Tweet! Judicial Branch Website! Tweet! . In that post, I argued: The judicial branch can inform attorneys and the public of programs, changes in forms, updates in procedures, decisions, court closings and a variety of other … Continue reading

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What Is The Average Disposition Time Of A Civil Case In Connecticut?

According to a June 2010 RBA Civil Caseflow Processing Program Report Card the average disposition time of a civil case is between 21 and 23 months.  Disposition time is measured between the filing date and the disposition date of a … Continue reading

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A Small Window Into The Large Career of Judge Satter

I originally wrote this post on October 17, 2008.  I appeared before Judge Satter a number of times over the past few years. He was fair and just.  In light of Judge Sattter’s death yesterday, I think this is worth … Continue reading

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Senator Blumenthal’s Google “Problem”

Rick Santorum’s Google “problem” has been well documented.  Senator Richard Blumenthal also has a Google “problem” (albeit a very different problem than Mr. Santorum). Below my search results for “ct attorney general” taken on Monday, January 16, 2012…..

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2012 Session Will Bring Another Death Penalty Debate

by Hugh McQuaid With a new Democratic governor, 2011 seemed like the year the legislature would repeal Connecticut’s death penalty, until the sole survivor of a triple homicide appealed to lawmakers to wait. On Thursday a state senator said the … Continue reading

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Judge Satter Has Died

Just read that Judge Robert Satter has died. This is very sad news.

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Connecticut Does Not Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

In 2012, the Legislature will confront all sorts of big problems facing the State. This is Connecticut’s smallest “problem”. The good news is that fixing it is easy. I write this post almost every year. In 2011, at least two … Continue reading

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