Month: June 2009

The Nanny State Gets Nannier: Pet Chimps Banned

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by Ryan C. McKeen In the midst of a massive budget crisis, our State Legislature spent the final hours of its session debating…..get this……drumroll please…..passing a bill to protect stupid people from owning dangerous animals. Yep.  Can’t make this stuff up. The bill would add only gorillas, chimps and orangutans to the list of wild … Read more

A Thought On Connecticut’s Divorce Laws

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From Meade v. Pongonis (1991) an unreported decision from then Judge (and now Justice) Katz: Specifically, despite statutes designed to facilitate divorce and separation for persons who choose to end their marriages, the statutory framework, considered in its entirety, seeks to promote and preserve marriage as an institution.  I never really looked at it that way but Justice Katz is right. … Read more