by Ryan McKeen 1/26/2009 I’m happy to announce that A Connecticut Law Blog is launching a CT Legal Events page. I’m sure I won’t get them all but if you are reading this and are hosting an event drop me an email at rmckeen@lttnlaw.net . I’ll be happy to add your event to the page. You’ll notice a …
CT Legislative Update: A Wine Tasting Stimulus Bill
Connecticut Representative Andrew Fleischmann first came to my attention when he introduced a bill that would require movie theaters to publicize the actual start times of movies. No more waiting through a seemingly endless string of commercials. In these tough economic times, Connecticut residents are scrutinizing every dollar they spend. Even on important things like …
Strange CT School Holiday Law
By Ryan C. McKeen Connecticut General Statutes Section 1-4 is one of the more interesting statutes on the books. Check this out: When any such holiday, except holidays in January and December, occurs on a school day, each local and regional board of education may close the public schools under its jurisdiction for such day or …
The Problem With “Martin Luther King Day” in Connecticut….
By Ryan McKeen What’s in a name? – William Shakespeare Connecticut General Statute Section 1-4 designates the first Monday occurring on or after January 15th as “Martin Luther King Day.” I think the legislature intended to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and not his father Martin Luther King, Sr. but I could be wrong. The Federal …
Homebrewing Law In Connecticut
My brother-in-law, Dan, is not only a fine person but a brewmaster in waiting. Dan is majoring in chemical engineering and as he likes to say “there’s a lot of chemistry in making beer.” Dan makes some of the best beers that I’ve ever had. He is a true beer engineer. Everytime I see him, he …
Connecticut’s Prejudgment Remedy Problem
Connecticut has a prejudgment remedy problem. The statutes do not make it clear as to whether or not a plaintiff can commence an action at the same time that it commences a prejudgment remedy. I know from experience that some Connecticut court clerks allow this to happen while at least one won’t. I found this …
Changes to Connecticut’s Civil Summons Form
Somebody or somebodies are hard at work at the Judicial Branch. I’m pleased to report that logic and common sense are ruling the day. A number of court forms have recently been updated and improved. For starters, the civil summons form underwent a complete and much need makeover. My favorite change is that this language was …
Nebraska’s Safe Haven Law vs. Connecticut’s Safe Haven Law
You’ve probably read or heard about Nebraska’s safe haven law and its horrible and presumably unintended effects. Nebraska is now set to change this law. Here’s the text of the Nebraska law: “No person shall be prosecuted for any crime based solely upon the act of leaving a child in the custody of an employee on …
CT Parenting Classes Upheld As Constitutional
I’ve written before about parenting education classes in Connecticut. To make a long story short, a pro se litigant challenged the validity of the law by taking his case up to the Connecticut Supreme Court. Good for him. Dutkiewicz v. Dutkiewicz. The Appellant argued that the classes unconstitutionally infringed on his right to parent his …
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