Constitutional Law and Civil Rights Cases

John B. Farley

 

• Batte-Holmgren v. Comm'r of Pub. Health, 281 Conn. 277, 914 A.2d 996 (2007) Filed amicus brief for the American Cancer Society in suit challenging the constitutionality of Connecticut smoking ban statute. Click here to view the full opinion
• Rosado v. Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp., 77 Conn. App. 690, 825 A.2d 153 (2003), 276 Conn. 168, 884 A.2d 981 (2005). Represented the Bridgeport Diocese in the defense of an effort by the New York Times and other newspapers to obtain copies of documents that had been sealed under protective orders entered in underlying sexual abuse cases. Click here to view the full opinion
• Murdock v. Croughwell, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 19162 (2nd Cir. June 10, 1998)  Police supervisor was not acting within his state authority, for purposes of 42 U.S.C. §1983 liability, when he assaulted a subordinate officer. Click here to view the full opinion
• Mulligan v. Rioux, 229 Conn. 716; 643 A.2d 1226 (1994) Federal qualified immunity applied to malicious prosecution claim under 42 U.S.C. §1983 but not under state common law. Click here to view the full opinion