Horton Dowd Bartschi & Levesque, PC
- Mar 17
Please, Say Gay
By Kenneth J. Bartschi, Partner Florida is on the verge of passing the so-called Don’t Say Gay bill, which would limit teachers’ ability...
Horton Dowd Bartschi & Levesque, PC
- Feb 24
Musings of a 3L
One of the best perks of working at HDBL is the opportunity to work with law clerks aka soon-to-be excellent lawyers. We are honored to...
Horton Dowd Bartschi & Levesque, PC
- Jan 27
Settlement in Sheff v. O'Neill Announced
On behalf of lead plaintiff, Elizabeth Horton Sheff, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the Center for Children’s...
Horton Dowd Bartschi & Levesque, PC
- Jan 27
O. A. v. J. A., ___ Conn. ___ (SC 20590 Jan. 27, 2022)
Today, the Connecticut Supreme Court released O. A. v. J. A., which held that a trial court is not required to consider whether a...
Horton Dowd Bartschi & Levesque, PC
- Dec 3, 2021
A Primer on Preservation
By Karen L. Dowd, Partner As jury trials start back up, we thought that a few reminders on preservation of issues might be helpful. ...
Horton Dowd Bartschi & Levesque, PC
- Jul 12, 2021
The Rules of Professional Conduct and C.G.S. § 1-2z
By Attorneys Wesley W. Horton and Brendon P. Levesque July 12, 2021 In its wisdom the Connecticut legislature in § 1-2z decreed that if a...
By Kenneth J. Bartschi
- Jun 18, 2021
The Supreme Court's Narrow Ruling in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
Reading much of the initial reporting yesterday, you might have gotten the impression that the Supreme Court delivered a huge victory for...
By Scott T. Garosshen
- Feb 18, 2021
The Appellate Deadline Twilight Zone
Do appeal filing deadlines exist right now? Maybe. But you should act as though they do. Back in December, Executive Order 9O provided...
Horton Dowd Bartschi & Levesque, PC
- Dec 2, 2020
Executive Order No. 9O: Statutory Time Requirements in the Supreme and Appellate Courts
On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order No. 9O, which orders and directs that the suspension of the...
By Wesley W. Horton
- Oct 26, 2020
Watching the Debates
We have now watched 2 Presidential debates and 1 Vice Presidential debate. The latter was by far the most edifying. Most people watching...
By Kenneth J. Bartschi, Partner and Jennifer Nye
- Aug 18, 2020
APPELLATE RULE CHANGES
As the annotators to the Practice Book, we would like to share the most recently adopted revisions to the Rules of Appellate Procedure,...
By Scott T. Garosshen
- Jul 10, 2020
The Betrayal of Originalism in BOSTOCK v. CLAYTON COUNTY?
Last month, Justice Gorsuch held that the 1964 Civil Rights Act extends employment protection to gay and transgender folks, because...
By Kenneth J. Bartschi
- Jun 16, 2020
BOSTOCK Part II - Alito's Troubling Dissent
Yesterday, the Supreme Court held in a 6-3 decision, Bostock v. Clayton County, No. 17-1618 (U.S. June 15, 2020), that Title VII...
By Kenneth J. Bartschi
- Jun 15, 2020
SCOTUS Rules that Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Against LGBTQ People
June is LGBTQ Pride month, which explains the appearance of rainbow flags everywhere. June 12 is the anniversary of the Pulse Night Club...
