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Interpretive Gloss Saves Recognizance Statute’s Constitutionality

February 25, 2016
Christopher G. Brown
Advance Release Opinions, Appellate Court

The Connecticut Appellate Court applied interpretive gloss to save the recognizance statute's constitutionality in an opinion to be officially released on March 1, 2016. The main issue in this appeal, Harnage v. Lightner, was whether an inmate had to post…

February 8, 2016
Christopher G. Brown
Advance Release Opinions, Supreme Court

The state can charge MERS higher recording fees than other mortgagees according to the Connecticut Supreme Court decision in MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. v. Malloy, to be officially released on February 23, 2016. In this Connecticut Appeal, MERS attacked the constitutionality…