/connecticut?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Connecticut Copyright 2025 °µÍø½ûÇø. en-US Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:25:04 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2349774?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2349774 Nineteen states, 16 former federal attorneys and a slew of civil rights groups are backing two North Dakota tribes in their efforts for an Eighth Circuit rehearing, arguing the appellate court's semantic shift regarding voting rights presents important questions that merit its full consideration. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:48:12 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2350049?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2350049 A Maryland federal judge on Thursday temporarily enjoined the Trump administration's "mass closure" of AmeriCorps programs in two dozen states and ordered more than 750 national service members be restored, but declined to vacate the firing of AmeriCorps' paid staff. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:23:03 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2349433?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2349433 Both houses of the Connecticut Legislature this week passed a bill that would alter the Constitution State's Judicial Selection Commission, replacing two nonattorney seats with positions held by lawyers and heightening job requirements for lawyers selected to vet applications for appointment to the bench.   Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:14:53 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2348973?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2348973 Claggett Sykes & Garza LLC partner Andrew Garza told a Connecticut state court judge Thursday that someone used his identity to open bank accounts and file a fraudulent registration for his former law firm with the Secretary of the State's office, and he needs the court to order U.S. Bank and other companies to give him information that could reveal the perpetrator. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:47:20 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2349902?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2349902 A Connecticut insurance company wants a terminated agent's wrongful discharge claim trimmed from a lawsuit alleging he was fired for asking questions about practices he believed violated state licensing laws, saying his common-law claim duplicates a free speech claim under a state employment statute. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:22:13 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2349962?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2349962 Legislators in Connecticut have approved a bill cracking down on illicit marijuana and hemp product sales outside the state's regulated marketplace. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:56:10 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2328074?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2328074 After almost five years of running marathons, I’ve learned that both the race itself and the training process sharpen skills that directly translate to the practice of law, including discipline, dedication, endurance, problem-solving and mental toughness, says Lauren Meadows at Swift Currie. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:49:50 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2349567?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2349567 A Massachusetts federal judge Thursday asked a coalition of states and a clean-energy advocacy group for more specifics about the harm they alleged will be caused by the Trump administration decision to pause wind farm permitting, and said he wanted to move forward with a trial "promptly." Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:36:34 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2319958?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2319958 The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a suit by the government of Mexico against Smith & Wesson and other major gun companies, finding in a unanimous opinion that the alleged ties between the firearms makers and cartel violence south of the border are too speculative to stand up in court. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 22:32:55 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2349592?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2349592 The First Circuit on Wednesday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump to greenlight massive job cuts at the U.S. Department of Education, finding that the administration had not provided enough evidence to overturn a block put in place by a Massachusetts federal judge. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:00:06 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2349403?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2349403 A Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday questioned why firefighting foam maker Kidde-Fenwal did not include in plan disclosures details about the recoveries its creditors can expect under its Chapter 11 proposal, as the debtor prepares to send its reorganization plan out for a vote. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:32:33 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2349222?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2349222 Novo Nordisk Inc. has asked a Connecticut federal judge to sanction Griffin Health Services Corp. for suing the pharmaceutical company after settling a separate insulin pen contamination lawsuit, saying the hospital's complaint left out five important facts that could point blame back toward its own staff. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:03:36 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2349155?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2349155 A family-owned propane supplier has settled its former chief financial officer's claims over allegedly unpaid distributions arising from his termination and a planned sale of the business. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:53:33 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2349255?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2349255 The ex-wife of a Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP managing partner will get another shot at additional alimony and child support after the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the divorce agreement isn't clear about how his bonuses and profit share earnings impact her payout. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:25:49 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2349233?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2349233 Connecticut attorney J. Xavier Pryor breached four rules of professional conduct when he failed to split a $165,000 fee from a personal injury settlement with the lawyer who referred the case to him, the state's attorney ethics watchdog said in a disciplinary complaint. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:23:35 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2345831?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2345831 While students often practice as lead trial attorneys in law school, such an opportunity likely won’t arise until a few years into practice, so junior associates should focus on honing skills that are essential to supporting a trial team, including organization, adaptability and humility, says Lucy Zelina at Tucker Ellis. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:37:49 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2348707?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2348707 Three executives for a real estate development firm have accused their former business partners in Connecticut Superior Court of weaponizing the courts to lodge "a multi-year, multi-forum legal assault" with "fabricated" claims. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:21:54 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2348344?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2348344 A Greenwich, Connecticut, hard-money lender was sentenced to nearly three and a half years in prison and must pay $9.4 million in restitution to investors in loans he made to the failed California tech startup Bitwise Industries, which operated as a $115 million Ponzi scheme, federal prosecutors said. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:28:44 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2348726?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2348726 The Lovesac Co. has agreed to implement new corporate reforms and pay $335,000 to reimburse its stockholders' legal fees in a derivative lawsuit accusing company directors of filing misleading financial reports, according to a deal advanced Tuesday by a Connecticut federal judge. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:41:41 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2348615?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2348615 The Second Circuit on Tuesday rejected a social worker's constitutional challenge to a New York law decriminalizing abortion, finding that she lacked standing to sue because she couldn't identify any specific fetus facing harm.