Hamilton v. Hamilton: Motion Hearings Are “Short Calendar Matters” Under Practice Book § 11-19, and Sua Sponte Judicial Notice in Custody Cases Requires Notice and an Opportunity to Be Heard 1....
State v. Brown: Remmer Presumption Limited to Merits-Related Juror Contact; Robust Canvass Supports Denial of Mistrial Introduction In State v. Brown (Conn. May 19, 2026), the Supreme Court of...
Contract-First Review of PURA-Approved Rate Settlements: Courts Must Interpret Settlement Language Before Deferring to PURA Case: The Connecticut Light and Power Company v. Public Utilities...
State v. Lawrence M.: Joinder Burden on the State and Permissible “Grooming” Hypotheticals Without Complainant-Specific Vouching 1. Introduction In State of Connecticut v. Lawrence M. (SC 21032)...
State v. Baez: When Eyewitness “Flight” Evidence and Retreat Defeat Self-Defense, and When Intent-Charge Errors Are Not Plain Error Introduction In State v. Baez (Conn. Sup. Ct., officially released...
State v. Bard: Unpreserved Severance Claims Are Unreviewable; Articulation Cannot Create Preservation; No Duty to Sever Sua Sponte Under Practice Book § 41-18 1. Introduction In State v. Bard (Conn....
Connex Credit Union v. Madgic: UCC Article 9 and RISFA Notice-Damages Claims Are Remedial and Governed by the Three-Year Tort Limitations Period Court: Supreme Court of Connecticut Date: April 28,...
State v. Roberts: Boykin Does Not Require Explicit On-the-Record Enumeration of Each “Boykin Right” if the Totality of the Plea Record Shows a Knowing and Voluntary Plea Court: Supreme Court of...
State v. Roberts (Ecker, J., concurrence): Re-centering Boykin—A Mandatory, Defendant-Facing Checklist Approach to Guilty Plea Canvasses 1. Introduction In State v. Roberts (Concurrence) (Conn. Apr....
Gratuitous Agency Hearings Do Not Create a “Contested Case”: Appealability Turns on a Statutory/Regulatory Hearing Requirement Tied to the Challenged Determination Introduction In The Connecticut...
Brady Imputed Within a Single State’s Attorney’s Office: Duty to Learn of a Witness’ Prior False Testimony in Unrelated Litigation (But Relief Requires Materiality) Case: Vega v. Commissioner of...
State v. Franqui: Corroboration Limits Newsome and Reaffirms Substantive Use of Whelan Statements and Excited Utterances I. Introduction In State v. Franqui (Conn. Apr. 21, 2026), the Supreme Court...
Employer’s § 31-293(a) Lien Reaches Tort Settlements Attributable to Nonoccupational Causation When a Single Occupational Disease Is Fully Compensable 1. Introduction Case: Elizabeth M. Dodge,...
State v. Franqui: Familiar-Witness Identifications Do Not Trigger Plain-Error Reversal for Omitted Ledbetter Instructions; No Blanket Mandatory Eyewitness Charge 1. Introduction In State v. Franqui...
License-Withdrawal Denials Are Not UAPA-Appealable “Contested Cases” Absent a Statutory Hearing Right (and Declaratory-Ruling Theories Can Be Waived) I. Introduction In Clearview Electric, Inc. v....
Truth as a Complete Defense Under Rule 8.2(a) and Record-Bound Review of Attorney Discipline 1. Introduction This dissent in Mills v. Statewide Grievance Committee addresses attorney discipline...
Objective-Evidence Requirement for Rule 8.2(a) Attacks on Judicial Integrity in Filed Motions Case: Mills v. Statewide Grievance Committee (SC 21090) Court: Supreme Court of Connecticut Officially...
No Implied “Record of” Disability Finding from a “Regarded As” Finding in Connecticut Fair-Housing Accommodation Claims 1. Introduction In Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities ex rel....
Recklessness Subsumes General Intent: No Plain Error for Omitting a Stand-Alone General Intent Instruction in § 53a-55 (a) (3) Firearm Manslaughter Introduction In State v. Anthony V. (Conn. Mar. 3,...
Post-Election Application of Newly Adopted Charter Minority-Representation Rules Is a “Ruling of an Election Official” Under §§ 9-328 and 9-371b I. Introduction Amadasun v. Armstrong, Town Clerk of...