Editorials

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.

Editorial: Legal Notices In The 21st Century

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Friday, April 19, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

At a time when municipalities face significant cuts in state aid that may require compensatory increases in property taxes, any reduction in state-mandated expenditures is welcome.

Editorial: No Pabulum For The Masses

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Friday, April 12, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

As lawmakers and commissioners grapple with what to do as next steps in the wake of Newtown, it is essential to understand what is known, and not known, about violence against children and mental health and their interaction.

Editorial: re An 'Unreasonable' Rookie Mistake

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Friday, April 12, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

A dispute between a professional basketball team and its most recent first-round draft pick illustrates just how difficult it can be for employers and workers to find reasonable accommodations for mental health issues in the workplace and highlights the need for meaningful collaboration.

Editorial: Drones, Courts And Transparency

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Friday, April 5, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Considerable attention is being paid in Congress, the media and the blogosphere to the use of drones ? remotely piloted aircraft ? against U.S. citizens and others.

Editorial: Rethinking Antitrust Immunity For Hospitals

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Friday, April 5, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

On February 19, 2013, the Supreme Court released its decision in Federal Trade Commission v. Phoebe Putney Health System, which involved Georgia's Hospital Authorities Law.

Editorial: A Funding Priority

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Friday, April 5, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

This year the legislature, facing a tight budget, must make some tough decisions on funding priorities. One priority should stand out, that is adequate funding for the Connecticut Forensics Science Laboratory.

Editorial: Too Many Lawyers

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Monday, April 1, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

The most recent numbers we have reveals that there are approximately 1.2 million lawyers in the United States. That is one lawyer for every 200 adults. At the same time, there have been great increases in the number of students entering and graduating from almost 200 law schools, resulting in a virtually unprecedented high percentage of unemployed recent law school graduates.

Editorial: The Charter As A Tool For Diversity

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Friday, March 22, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

While having a performance-based promotion process eliminates nepotism and cronyism that is often associated with appointments to government positions, studies have shown that examinations that weigh written components of the exam more heavily than other factors have a discriminatory impact on minorities.