Connecticut Case Commentaries

Connecticut Supreme Court Clarifies: No Post‑Procurement Common‑Law Duty for Insurance Agents To Warn of Impending Cancellation/Nonrenewal; Dissent Proposes a Continuing Duty To Inform

Date: Sep 8, 2025

Connecticut Supreme Court Clarifies: No Post‑Procurement Common‑Law Duty for Insurance Agents To Warn of Impending Cancellation/Nonrenewal; Dissent Proposes a Continuing Duty To Inform Note: This...

Connecticut Adopts a Balancing Test for Prearrest Delay Under the State Due Process Clauses: Commentary on State v. McFarland (2025)

Date: Sep 4, 2025

Connecticut Adopts a Balancing Test for Prearrest Delay Under the State Due Process Clauses: Commentary on State v. McFarland (2025) Introduction State v. McFarland is a landmark decision of the...

State v. McFarland: Connecticut Adopts a State Due Process Balancing Test for Pre‑Accusation Delay—Concurrence Urges Retaining Marion–Lovasco

Date: Sep 4, 2025

State v. McFarland: Connecticut Adopts a State Due Process Balancing Test for Pre‑Accusation Delay—Concurrence Urges Retaining Marion–Lovasco Introduction In State v. McFarland (Conn. Sept. 2, 2025),...

Balancing, Not Bad Faith: Connecticut Adopts a Barker-Style Test for Prearrest Delay Due Process Claims

Date: Sep 4, 2025

Balancing, Not Bad Faith: Connecticut Adopts a Barker-Style Test for Prearrest Delay Due Process Claims Introduction In State v. McFarland (Second Concurrence), Supreme Court of Connecticut (Sept. 2,...

Toward a Balancing Test for Prearrest Delay Under the Connecticut Constitution: Justice Alexander’s Concurrence in State v. McFarland

Date: Sep 4, 2025

Toward a Balancing Test for Prearrest Delay Under the Connecticut Constitution: Justice Alexander’s Concurrence in State v. McFarland Introduction In State v. McFarland (Supreme Court of Connecticut,...

State v. Jacques (Conn. 2025): No Second Probable Cause Hearing After Appellate Reversal; Medical Memory Loss Does Not Defeat Confrontation or Whelan; Clarified Reliability Gatekeeping for Jailhouse Informants

Date: Aug 31, 2025

State v. Jacques: Probable Cause Survives Appellate Suppression; Medical Memory Loss Does Not Bar Confrontation or Whelan; Reliability Threshold for Jailhouse Informants Affirmed Introduction In...

No Ineffective-Assistance Exception: Clue v. Commissioner of Correction and the Finality of Habeas Judgments under § 52-212a

Date: Aug 26, 2025

No Ineffective-Assistance Exception: Supreme Court of Connecticut Bars Late Opening of Habeas Judgments under § 52-212a 1. Introduction In Clue v. Commissioner of Correction, 348 Conn. ___ (2025),...

Distinct Constitutional Treatment of Insanity Acquittees Confirmed: Commentary on State v. Foster (Conn. 2025)

Date: Aug 25, 2025

“A Special Class that Should Be Treated Differently”: The Connecticut Supreme Court Re-aligns Equal-Protection Doctrine for Insanity Acquittees – State v. Foster, 353 Conn. 1 (2025) 1. Introduction...

Clarifying “Imminent Dangerousness”: State v. Foster Sets a Strict Evidentiary Compass for the Continued Commitment of Insanity Acquittees

Date: Aug 25, 2025

Clarifying “Imminent Dangerousness”: State v. Foster Sets a Strict Evidentiary Compass for the Continued Commitment of Insanity Acquittees 1. Introduction State v. Foster, --- Conn. --- (Aug. 19,...

Vacatur of Moot Commitment Orders for Insanity Acquittees: State v. Guild (Conn. 2025)

Date: Aug 25, 2025

Vacatur of Moot Commitment Orders for Insanity Acquittees: State v. Guild, 353 Conn. ____ (2025) Introduction State v. Guild confronts the Connecticut Supreme Court with an increasingly common...

State v. Evans (2025): Clarifying “More-Than-Minimal Familiarity” for Lay Identifications and Defining Reasonable Temporal Limits on CSLI Warrants

Date: Aug 18, 2025

State v. Evans (Supreme Court of Connecticut, 2025): Clarifying “More-Than-Minimal Familiarity” for Lay Identifications and Defining Reasonable Temporal Limits on CSLI Warrants Introduction In State...

“From Familiar Faces to Fleeting Glimpses” — State v. Evans (2025) and the New, Broadened Standard for Lay-Witness Identifications from Surveillance Images

Date: Aug 18, 2025

“From Familiar Faces to Fleeting Glimpses”: State v. Evans (Conn. 2025) Expands the Admissibility of Lay-Witness Identifications from Surveillance Media 1. Introduction State v. Evans is a murder...

State v. Myers (2025): Re-Drawing the Line Between Evidentiary and Constitutional Error in Third-Party Culpability Cases

Date: Aug 18, 2025

State v. Myers (Conn. 2025): Clarifying When the Exclusion of Third-Party Culpability Evidence is Merely Evidentiary, Not Constitutional Introduction State v. Myers, officially released on 12 August...

Jamie G. v. DCF: Sovereign Immunity Waiver Does Not Abrogate Quasi-Judicial Immunity under Connecticut General Statutes § 4-160

Date: Aug 6, 2025

Jamie G. v. Department of Children & Families (Conn. 2025): Preserving Quasi-Judicial Immunity Despite a Sovereign Immunity Waiver under § 4-160 Introduction On 5 August 2025 the Connecticut Supreme...

White v. FCW Law Offices: Harmonising Treble Damages and CUTPA Punitive Damages

Date: Aug 6, 2025

White v. FCW Law Offices (2025): Harmonising Treble Damages for Identity Theft with Punitive Damages under CUTPA 1. Introduction In White v. FCW Law Offices, the Supreme Court of Connecticut...

High Watch Recovery Center Rule: Competitors Lack Standing to Appeal Connecticut Certificate-of-Need Approvals

Date: Aug 6, 2025

High Watch Recovery Center Rule: Competitors Lack Standing to Appeal Connecticut Certificate-of-Need Approvals Introduction On 5 August 2025 the Supreme Court of Connecticut delivered its opinion in...

Airey v. Feliciano: The “No-Candidate, No-Primary” Rule – Connecticut Supreme Court Clarifies the Limits of § 9-329a(b)(3)

Date: Jul 31, 2025

Airey v. Feliciano: The “No-Candidate, No-Primary” Rule – Connecticut Supreme Court Clarifies the Limits of § 9-329a(b)(3) Introduction On 29 July 2025 the Connecticut Supreme Court delivered its...

State v. Parris: A Heightened Intolerance for Prosecutorial Misstatements on Affirmative Defenses

Date: Jul 31, 2025

State v. Parris: A Heightened Intolerance for Prosecutorial Misstatements on Affirmative Defenses Introduction In State v. Parris, the Connecticut Supreme Court addressed whether repeated...

State v. Parris: A New Guard-Rail for Prosecutorial Summations on Extreme Emotional Disturbance

Date: Jul 31, 2025

State v. Parris: A New Guard-Rail for Prosecutorial Summations on Extreme Emotional Disturbance Introduction State v. Parris (Supreme Court of Connecticut, 2025) is a landmark decision that...

“Best-Judgment” as an Enforceable Contractual Duty and the Limits of Exculpatory Clauses: A Commentary on Clinton v. Aspinwall (Conn. 2025)

Date: Jul 31, 2025

“Best-Judgment” as an Enforceable Contractual Duty and the Limits of Exculpatory Clauses: Commentary on Clinton v. Aspinwall, Supreme Court of Connecticut, 2025 1. Introduction Parties & Setting....

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