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.
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You Might Be A Liberal If…
Monday, August 25, 2008 | by Karen Lee Torre | The Connecticut Law Tribune
As it happened, a co-member of the VRWC (vast right-wing conspiracy for those who think conservatives are just, as Forrest Gump would say, "floatin' accidental like on a breeze") beat me to the punch.
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A Suggestion For Governor Rell And Judge Quinn
Monday, August 18, 2008 | by Karen Lee Torre | The Connecticut Law Tribune
It is discomforting to see the state's Judicial Branch suffer reduced appropriations and struggle to select the victims of an $11 million budget cut. According to Chief Court Administrator Barbara Quinn, the slice will harm operations already in need of additional funding. The executive squeeze on the judiciary is unnecessary.
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Supreme Court Not Immune From Lawyer Gaffes
Monday, August 4, 2008 | by Karen Lee Torre | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Who would imagine that an ordinary Joe could upstage the best and brightest minds in the legal profession by pointing out a fundamental omission and error in a landmark Supreme Court ruling? It happened.
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Judicial Independence: A Two-Way Street
Monday, July 28, 2008 | by Karen Lee Torre | The Connecticut Law Tribune
"Judicial independence" has become a trendy mantra. In a recent speech, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Chase Rogers invoked its value. Justice Peter Zarella took it a step further. He has new bar admittees thinking there is a constitutional provision that requires them to defend judges as a condition of the law license. I can't find that one in the state constitution.
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Lessons From Judge Daly, Still
Monday, July 21, 2008 | by Karen Lee Torre | The Connecticut Law Tribune
I'm on a paper-toss mission, clearing out the clutter of my career as a trial lawyer. Among the papers from years past, I found a handwritten note from the late Judge T.F. Gilroy Daly. It meant much to me, so I had stored it. I re-read it and remembered him.
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Marching To Own Drum
Monday, July 7, 2008 | by Karen Lee Torre | The Connecticut Law Tribune
As readers will see to the right of me (on this page that is), after eight years as a
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A 'Living Constitution' For Conservatives
Monday, June 30, 2008 | by Karen Lee Torre | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Lately, I have been doing more radio interviews and commentary, in one venue pairing up with Norm Pattis on morning radio to offer commuters a dueling duo on hot button issues.
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An Impressive Chief Justice Rogers
Monday, June 23, 2008 | by Karen Lee Torre | The Connecticut Law Tribune
After speaking at the recent annual meeting of the Connecticut Bar Association, I stuck around to hear Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice Chase Rogers deliver the luncheon address.
