Any person who has been absent from his home and unheard of for a period of seven or more years shall be presumed to be dead……Conn.Gen. Stat. Sec. 45a-329 This statute exists to prevent property from going to waste. So if you are going on a long vacation, make sure to email, write, or phone home …
Election Day 2008
Click here for a summary of your election rights. If you believe that your rights have been violated, call the State Elections Enforcement Commission at 1-866-733-2468. Click here for Connecticut Constitutional expert, Wesley Horton’s take on the constitutional convention. Gideon also shares his thoughts on the constitutional convention.
Having a Tiger as a Pet is Illegal in CT….
In addition to the improvements that you see on the site there are more you don’t see. I’ve added a program that lets me know what my readers are reading. Let me tell you a little about yourself. You love adverse possession and animal law posts. Videos keep bringing you back to the site. Ask and you shall …
CT Judge Rules That Halloween Is “A Pain In The Neck”
Here’s the actual quote: “Halloween. For the next five years, Halloween is probably fun but then it’s going to become a pain in the neck to you.” Henderson v. Henderson, 2003 WL 23177463 (Munro, J.) A few thoughts here: First, the five years are up for the Hendersons. I hope they enjoy their last “probably …
Use Arial Font And Get Fined $25
A little print butter law for your Friday. No person shall, by himself, his servant or agent, sell or offer or expose for sale, or have in his possession with intent to sell, any print butter unless the package or wrapper containing the same has conspicuously printed thereon, in letters or figures not less than one-half …
Connecticut Superior Court Opinions Should Be Freely Available Online
Last winter I attended a seminar on “What Connecticut Judges Want You To Know.” In law school I learned that a lawyer should always cite cases from the highest court in the state while writing briefs. It was explained that superior or lower court opinions were useful only to the degree that they explained or applied the …
Same-Sex Marriage In Connecticut: Justice Vertefeuille’s Dissent In Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health
In the coming weeks and months, lots will be written about the Connecticut Supreme Court’s decision in Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health. As it should be. I’m still digesting the opinion as are other bloggers in Connecticut. Connecticut Employment Law Blogger, Daniel Schwartz wonders what impact Kerrigan will have on Connecticut employers. Gideon at A Public Defender writes …
Same-Sex Marriage In Connecticut: Kerrigan V. Commissioner of Public Health
Link. More to follow…Justice Palmer writes for the majority. Finished skimming Justice Palmer’s opinion and it is compelling. Justices Palmer, Norcott, Katz, and Harper in the majority. Three dissenting opinions (Justice Borden joined by Justice Vertefuille, Justice Vertefuille, and Justice Zarella). Some highlights: Especially in light of the long and undisputed history of invidious discrimination that gay …
On Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health
I’m reposting what I wrote in May in advance of today’s opinion by the Court. “What’s in a name?” – William Shakespeare Gideon reflects on our Supreme Court confronting the issue of gay marriage in Connecticut in light of the California Supreme Court’s overturning California’s ban on gay marriages: …it seems to me that the …
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