Times Square Bomb Scare: Connecticut License Plate Law

by Ryan McKeen Last weekend someone tried to blow up a Nissan Pathfinder in Times Square. The vehicle had Connecticut license plates that were allegedly obtained from a junkyard in Bridgeport. Here’s the relevant law: All number plates shall be the property of the state and no title therein shall pass to any person registering … Read more

Justice With A Touch of Irony

by Ryan McKeen “Wait, we’re behind the other students and we’re supposed to catch up by going slower then they are?” – Bart Simpson Yesterday, I spent the day in Magistrate’s Court. Magistrate’s court principally concerns matters of unpaid child support. While waiting for my case to be called, I watched a man go to jail … Read more

Legal Tweeps

by Ryan McKeen If you are anything like me the first time (or first few times) you logged in to Twitter you thought “what’s the big deal?” Over the past year or so, Twitter has become the primary way that I consume news. I rely on friends and news organizations to give me the links … Read more

Norm Pattis Takes To Twitter

by Ryan McKeen Longtime Law Tribune Columnist and legal blogger, Norm Pattis has taken to the twittosphere.  You can follow him @Norm_Pattis. He’s also given his blog a fresh look. In doing so he proves that black text on a white background is much easier to read than white text on a black background.

@ Rep. Gary Holder-Winfield

by Ryan McKeen Recently I was a panelist at the CT Bar Foundation’s Legal Tech Symposium. One of the lawyers on my panel couldn’t understand why lawyers or anybody would want to use Facebook. She called it narcissistic and voyeuristic.  And she’s right….to a point. But she also misses the point in a big way. … Read more

Dear Colin McEnroe

by Ryan McKeen This blog is nothing if it’s not a labor of love. First, it’s going to be a slow week blogging. I’m writing this post while watching the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon. It may be the only post I write all week. On Monday, my day is filled with client meetings. I’ve … Read more

Briefs In Bysiewicz Case

Click on the image to read a brief in its entirety. DuBois’ Amicus Brief: The Republican Party’s Brief: Bysiewicz Brief: State’s Brief: