Karen Lee Torre

Karen Lee Torre, a New Haven trial lawyer, litigates civil rights issues in the federal court. Her e-mail address is thimbleislands@att.net.

Legally Conservative

Karen Lee Torre Commentary: 'Say Yes To Prison' For Race Con Artists

Monday, January 14, 2008 | by Karen Lee Torre | The Connecticut Law Tribune

Politicians and other officials have joined a bandwagon condemning the spike in "noose" and other "racist" incidents, energizing those with a vested interest in the perks of keeping racism alive, even if on a respirator. Missing from the race rhetoric, as usual, are too many dismal facts.

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Karen Lee Torre Commentary: Discovery and Other Stealth

Monday, January 7, 2008 | by Karen Lee Torre | The Connecticut Law Tribune

There is no greater drag than discovery disputes. They are, by far, the most wasteful investment of time for lawyers and judges. I can't imagine anything a judge would rather emnot/em be forced to spend time on. Although lawyers know better, some cannot help themselves. Despite the "usual stipulations" at a deposition, they still pipe in with impermissible "asked and answered" objections, "relevance" objections and "form" objections to every question, turning the record into a mess of counsel's useless pepper.