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On Bears With Video Cameras and Fourth Amendment Law

Ilya recently flagged the civil suit recently filed in federal court in which the complaint alleged that Connecticut officials violated a couple's Fourth Amendment rights by releasing camera-carrying bears in the area that came within 200 yards of their home. Commentators are having lots of fun with the case, and…

Reason

An Un-Bearable Fourth Amendment/Property Rights Case

A Connecticut case raises the issue of whether a government agency violated the Fourth Amendment by attaching a camera to a bear known to frequent the plaintiffs' property. While the facts may seem silly, the case does raise some serious issues.

Reason

A Connecticut Couple Challenges Warrantless Surveillance of Their Property by Camera-Carrying Bears

The lawsuit looks iffy in light of the Supreme Court's "open fields" doctrine.

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Connecticut Voters Will Decide A Constitutional Amendment To Allow No-excuse Absentee Voting In 2024

Connecticut voters will decide on a proposed constitutional amendment in 2024 that would allow for no-excuse absentee voting.

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Connecticut lawmakers vote to allow people to use deadly force as the bear population grows

Connecticut lawmakers have voted to take steps to protect people from the state’s growing bear population

The Independent UK

Connecticut voters will decide a constitutional amendment to allow no-excuse absentee voting in 2024

Connecticut voters will decide on a proposed constitutional amendment in 2024 that would allow for no-excuse absentee voting. Connecticut would join 35 other states that allow this method of voting. No-excuse absentee voting is where any voter may request a mail-in ballot. Generally, a voter must first submit an application…

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Former Connecticut lawmaker to be sentenced for coronavirus aid thefts

A former Connecticut state representative is set to be sentenced for stealing more than $1.2 million from the city of West Haven and using a chunk of it to fuel his gambling addiction

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Connecticut exonerates victims of 17th-century witch trials

Forty-five people in the state were accused of practicing witchcraft during the trials, and 11 were executed

The Guardian - US

Moment hungry bear storms into bakery and steals 60 cupcakes leaving staff terrified

Workers at Taste by Spellbound in the town of Avon, Connecticut, US, were loading cakes into a van for delivery on Wednesday when the huge bear made a surprise appearance

Daily Mirror

US state exonerates 12 ‘witches’

NEW YORK: The US state of Connecticut has exonerated 12 people convicted of witchcraft in colonial America almost 400 years ago following a campaign to clear their names.

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Bear helps itself to 60 cupcakes after breaking into Connecticut bakery, scares employees

Employees at the Connecticut bakery in the US are given a scare when the bear makes its way into the garage, undeterred by their screams.

ABC News

US state clears 12 people accused of being witches - 370 years ago

Senators voted to exonerate 12 men and women convicted of witchcraft over 370 years ago, with 11 of them executed, largely thanks to forts by descendants and history enthusiasts

Daily Mirror

US to give away free lighthouses as GPS makes them unnecessary

Program aims to preserve the properties, most of which are more than a century old, to anyone willing to preserve them

The Guardian - US

How many rape kits are awaiting testing in the US? See the data by state.

The federal government spent over $1.3 billion to clear the rape kit backlog since 2011, but a USAFacts analysis uncovered thousands of rape kits awaiting testing in 2022.

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Connecticut House approves major gun control bill as Republicans blast attack on ‘citizens’ rights’

HARTFORD, Conn. — One day after the one-year anniversary of the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Connecticut legislators passed the state’s most comprehensive gun-control package since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings more than a decade ago.

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Michigan State football offers 2025 DB Ethan Long

A 2025 safety from Connecticut has received an offer from MSU

Reason

Congratulations to the Finalists of the Harlan Institute-Ashbrook Virtual Supreme Court Competition

High School Students from Texas and Connecticut argued before a panel of three federal judges and visited the United States Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live

Black children are more likely to have asthma than kids of any other race in America

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Dom Amore: Taj McWilliams-Franklin, honored by the Sun, remains an inspiration

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Taj McWilliams-Franklin got off a plane in Connecticut 21 years ago, and immediately noticed one thing. It was cold.

Sports Illustrated

Connecticut Governor Shares Plans for Bringing Back Whalers Amid NHL Team Relocation Talks

He hopes to meet with the NHL next week.

Tribune News Service

Return of the Whalers? Connecticut Gov. requests meeting with NHL over Arizona Coyotes’ future.

HARTFORD, Conn. — The NHL’s Arizona Coyotes may soon have a new home, and Gov. Ned Lamont and Mayor Luke Bronin would like it to be Hartford.

The Independent UK

Connecticut high court nominee who supported Amy Coney Barrett withdraws

A nominee to Connecticut’s highest court has withdrawn her name from consideration

Fortune

Cathie Wood loves Tesla so much she has one in Connecticut and one in Florida

“I own two, so I’m covered,” the Tesla fan and longtime investor said.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Adama Sanogo worked out with the Thunder in pre-draft visit

Connecticut forward Adama Sanogo has worked out for the Thunder in pre-draft visit, per @BasketballGuruD

The Independent UK

Connecticut high court nominee regrets signing 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett

A nominee to the Connecticut Supreme Court has told state lawmakers that she would not have signed a 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett for a federal appeals court position if she knew Barrett would later vote to overturn Roe v. Wade abortion protections as a member of the U.S.…

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