Editorials

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.

Editorial: Intellectual Dishonesty Undermines America's Integrity

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Friday, March 15, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

The legal profession should be concerned about academic cheating. Today's "college honor code bender" could become tomorrow's trust and estates attorney or state prosecutor.

Editorial: Lawyers Should Mentor New Lawyers For Free, Not For Fee

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Friday, March 15, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Charging new law school graduates a fee to shadow a more experienced attorney is a bad idea. Being available to mentor is what we owe to the future of the profession. At no cost.

Editorial: The Recess Appointments Case

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Monday, March 11, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently decided Noel Canning v. N.L.R.B., No. 12-1115, which is certain to be closely studied by government lawyers, law students and professors, and political scientists.

Editorial: Benefits For All Veterans With PTSD

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Friday, March 8, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

It's time for Congress to provide a legislative remedy by authorizing treatment for PTSD for all who served in Vietnam, regardless of their discharge status. Those veterans have suffered the haunting memories of combat and the resulting disabilities for 40 years or more.

Editorial: Commitment To Pro Bono Needs To Start At Top

Monday, March 4, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Law firms and corporate legal departments need to care about the problem of clients who cannot afford to pay for services. Many do already, but many do not. Leadership from the very top is what is needed.

A Learned Profession? We Think Not

Monday, March 4, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Forty-six states have adopted Mandatory (or Minimum) Continuing Legal Education Rules (MCLE) for their respective bars. Connecticut is in that exceedingly small minority that somehow continues to believe that its abstinence is the right way to go.