Editorials

Editorial: Let's Give Discovery Special Masters A Try

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Friday, May 17, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Judges and litigators agree that discovery disputes stop the adjudication of cases in their tracks. The disputes arise from many sources ? overbroad and unspecific production requests, unnecessary depositions, voluminous document dumping, mixing up the order of documents, outright failure or refusal to produce relevant documents ? just to name a few.

Editorial: Welcome To The Bar (Soon)

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Friday, May 17, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

The Connecticut Bar Examining Committee recently released the names of the applicants who passed the February 2013 Bar Examination. This year, there also will be graduates from the state's three law schools ? University of Connecticut, Quinnipiac and Yale ? seeking to join the ranks of the legal profession in Connecticut.

Editorial: Complicit By Silence

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Friday, May 10, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Much has been written lately about the failure of a certain trial judge to act in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes Section 53-183 by failing to issue her decisions within the time allotted in four termination of parental rights actions filed by the Department of Children and Families.

Editorial: Why Diversity Matters

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Friday, May 10, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Kudos to Justice Sonia Sotomayor for refusing to allow a prosecutor's racist conduct to hide behind an order denying certiorari.

Editorial: Let's Educate Teens About Statutory Rape

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Monday, May 6, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Statutory rape evolved as a concept to protect young people from themselves. If one is between the ages of 13 and 15, that person cannot consent to sexual activities with a person more than three years older.

Editorial: Gideon For The Middle Class

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Thursday, May 2, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

A little more than 50 years ago, on March 18, 1963, a unanimous decision of the U.S. Supreme Court recognized that the right to counsel is absolutely fundamental for any system of criminal justice to be fair. In Gideon v. Wainwright, the Court explained that lawyers in a criminal trial are "necessities, not luxuries."

Editorial: Get The Children Out Of Limbo

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Friday, April 26, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

We recently have seen front page news about one particular judge who has taken far more than the 120 days allotted to decide 10 termination of parental rights cases. We write now not to comment on these particular cases or this particular judge, but to make a broader point: the 120-day rule should be non-waivable or at least difficult to waive.

Editorial: FHFA Follies

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Friday, April 26, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Homebuyers who have the income to support a loan but do not have 20 percent down are usually required to pay premiums for a policy insuring the mortgage. The Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA), announced proposed mortgage insurance premium surcharges for five states, including Connecticut.

Editorial: Get The Children Out Of Limbo

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Thursday, April 25, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

We recently have seen front page news about one particular judge who has taken far more than the 120 days allotted to decide 10 termination of parental rights cases. We write now not to comment on these particular cases or this particular judge, but to make a broader point: the 120-day rule should be non-waivable or at least difficult to waive.

Editorial: Maryland v. King And The Right To Privacy

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Friday, April 19, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide a case that raises serious questions about the principles upon which American criminal jurisprudence has always rested.