A Connecticut Law Blog

by Matthew Berger The Supremes did not issue an opinion  in Bysiewicz v. DiNardo.  They ruled from the bench then issued the attached order. They will issue a decision later (see Order below). This has happened before,  see: Connecticut Fund for the Environment, Inc., et al. v. City of Stamford et al. 192 Conn. 247 … Read more

by Ryan McKeen 1. The Supreme Court got it right. The statute requires 10 years active practice at the bar of the state of Connecticut. Ms. Bysiewicz was not engaged in the active practice of law for 10 years at the bar.  Ms. Bysiewicz did important work for the citizens of Connecticut during her tenure … Read more

by Ryan McKeen Here are my tweets, in reverse chronological order from oral argument this afternoon in Bysiewicz v. DiNardo. The tweets are unedited. They were sent from my phone live from Court. This post is primarily for my mom and my assistant Ruth, who both informed me they don’t have “a twitter”. Some quick … Read more

by Ryan McKeen Here’s the post the started it all.  I’ve been asked a lot about it this afternoon. Here’s the post I wrote on the night of January 13, 2010.  It has not been changed from what I published that night: I don’t know.  The truth is that in my opinion Susan Bysiewicz would … Read more

by Ryan McKeen I was in court today. Heard the arguments and saw the Court make it’s ruling. All of the lawyers involved did a great job for their clients.  All that I can say is that I’m stunned. A little sad too. But mainly stunned. Not that the court reached the ruling it did. … Read more

by Ryan McKeen I originally published this post in July of 2008. Since that time, Judge Gilligan has presided over housing court in Hartford County.  In that time, Judge Gilligan has picked up where his predecessors left off. He writes opinions. Many of them. In this week’s CT Law Tribune case digests, there are 4 … Read more

by Ryan McKeen Recently, I had a lawyer approach me and say that he was thinking about starting a blog but he had trouble crafting short posts. I’m a runner. Kinda.  More specifically, I’m a distance runner. Truth be told, I’m not a very good runner at all. It doesn’t come naturally to me and … Read more

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by Ryan McKeen Early this afternoon the Supreme Court issued the following order, sua sponte: IT IS ORDERED, SUA SPONTE, THAT THE PARTIES SHALL FILE SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFS OF NO MORE THAN 10 PAGES, NO LATER THAN 10:00 A.M., TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010 ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING: DID THE SUPERIOR COURT PROPERLY DETERMINE THAT IT HAD SUBJECT … Read more