When will a special election for Board of Education take place? That’s been the central question since the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled against the state
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Pattis Predicts More Legal Fireworks Over School Issue
Norm Pattis, the attorney for elected school board members Maria Pereira and Bobby Simmons, provides an update on potential court maneuvers regarding the scheduling of
Read morePattis: War Of Attrition Begins In Bridgeport School Case
With a court hearing scheduled today, Norm Pattis, the attorney for two elected Board of Education members, files his latest commentary about control over city
Read moreSupremes Rule Schools Takeover Illegal, Order Special Election — Justice Palmer: Decision A Bogey
UPDATE, includes decision: Norm Pattis, the attorney representing two elected Board of Education members opposed to the state takeover of city schools, first announced the news: “State
Read morePattis Writes About Supreme Court Ed Case: ‘The Timing Stinks’
Norm Pattis has spent a near legal lifetime poking a stick in the eye of the establishment, representing the little guy, skewering the powerful. The
Read moreCalling All Lawyers! A Supreme ‘Technicality’ Has State Amending School Takeover Language
UPDATE: This could become a legal rat’s nest. Bracing for the possibility the Connecticut Supreme Court overturns state control of city schools based on a technicality Governor Dannel
Read morePattis: ‘Bloodless Coup By The State Board And Its Corporate Sponsors Offensive’–Supremes Weigh Ed Case
Norm Pattis, representing plaintiffs challenging state control of the Board of Education, presented his case for relief to the Connecticut Supreme Court today. Pattis was
Read moreCarmen Lopez: ‘Similar To A Playground And A Laboratory, Bridgeport Has Been Used By Outsiders’
As a whole bunch of lawyers including Norm Pattis and Michele Mount for the multiple plaintiffs and John Bohannon and Steven Ecker for the defense prepare
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