Ryan McKeenI haven’t been able to catch up from Tuesday’s election. Late nights early in the week are killer no matter how much coffee I drink. Anyway, the bolded blue letters in my posts are links. Here’s what I’ve been reading: The ABA has an article on attorneys who may play a role in an Obama administration. … Read more
Any person who has been absent from his home and unheard of for a period of seven or more years shall be presumed to be dead……Conn.Gen. Stat. Sec. 45a-329 This statute exists to prevent property from going to waste. So if you are going on a long vacation, make sure to email, write, or phone home … Read more
Click here for a summary of your election rights. If you believe that your rights have been violated, call the State Elections Enforcement Commission at 1-866-733-2468. Click here for Connecticut Constitutional expert, Wesley Horton’s take on the constitutional convention. Gideon also shares his thoughts on the constitutional convention.
Common interest communities are interesting legal creatures. Most condo owners own both more and less than they may think (that’s another blog post for another day). Displaying a political sign is a way for a homeowner to show support for a candidate. Driving around my neighborhood I see signs everywhere: “Obama/Biden” “Annie Hornish” “George Colli” … Read more
“If [the media] convince enough voters that that is negative campaigning, for me to call Barack Obama out on his associations,” Palin told host Chris Plante, “then I don’t know what the future of our country would be in terms of First Amendment rights and our ability to ask questions without fear of attacks by … Read more
In addition to the improvements that you see on the site there are more you don’t see. I’ve added a program that lets me know what my readers are reading. Let me tell you a little about yourself. You love adverse possession and animal law posts. Videos keep bringing you back to the site. Ask and you shall … Read more
Yesterday, the Hartford Courant ran this article about Governor Rell’s proposal for property tax amnesty. According to the article, Governor Rell is proposing lifting the mandatory 18 percent penalty charged to property owners who are late on payment of their taxes. The theory being that this would provide municipalities much needed cash. My question is what happens … Read more
Here’s the actual quote: “Halloween. For the next five years, Halloween is probably fun but then it’s going to become a pain in the neck to you.” Henderson v. Henderson, 2003 WL 23177463 (Munro, J.) A few thoughts here: First, the five years are up for the Hendersons. I hope they enjoy their last “probably … Read more
Over the past month, I’ve changed the site’s theme added some bells and whistles and installed programs that will improve the look and feel of this site. I’m pleased with the outcome and I hope you are to. The most significant change that I’ve made on this site is to open it to discussion. Check out the discussion in this … Read more
The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch website is good but it can be better. Last week, I wrote about making Connecticut Superior Court decisions freely available online at the judicial branch website. Check out some of the discussion on that post. Making superior court decisions available would be the first improvement that I would make to the … Read more