More than four years after his death, Richard Lapointe's family is set to receive a nearly $5.9 million award from Connecticut for his wrongful, quarter-century imprisonment that ended in 2015 when his murder conviction was overturned in the rape and killing of his wife's 88-year-old grandmother.

Judge Bright, 62, of Columbia, is currently the chief judge of the Appellate Court. He is being nominated to fill the associate justice seat on the Supreme Court that was most recently held by the Honorable Raheem L. Mullins, who was recently nominated by Governor Lamont to become chief justice.

Richard Lapointe’s family awarded $5.9 million for his wrongful conviction and 25-year imprisonment, following overturned charges in 2015. His case highlighted justice flaws, disability advocacy, and wrongful incarceration.

CT Republicans want to roll back a state law that limits when law enforcement can cooperate with federal immigration agents.

Gov. Lamont also nominated 13 people to the Superior Court, including former lawmakers Michael D'Agostino and Kevin Kelly.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont wants to elevate an Appellate Court judge to the Supreme Court and two former state lawmakers to the Superior Court.

The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History's 200th anniversary event will also feature shoes from the 1700s and a butter sculpture.

Public interest groups such as the People's Parity Project, Alliance for Justice and CT Pro-People Judiciary Coalition asked Lamont to nominate a woman of color to the Supreme Court. While Lamont did not nominate a woman or person of color to the Supreme Court,

Robert Drobish and his wife Katerine, of Connecticut, William Drobish of Connecticut, Ellen Thomas and her husband Tommy, of Cumberland, Md., Theresa DeLeo of Waterbury; his loving grandchildren ...

“The Brutalist” is a fictional tale of a Jewish Hungarian architect and Holocaust survivor’s struggle to rebuild his life and career, and his fictional creations in the movie include an episcopal church in Greenwich and a reform synagogue in Wilton. In real life, Connecticut has been home to some of the architects who shaped the Brutalist movement.

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) has nominated a new associate justice to the Connecticut Supreme Court. The Honorable William H Bright, Jr. of Columbia has been nominated to fill the seat of Raheem Mullins, who was recently nominated to become chief justice. Bright has served on the state Appellate Court since 2017.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced at the state Capitol on Monday that William Bright, 62, of Columbia, has been nominated to serve on the Supreme Court and Robin Wilson, 64, of New Haven, will replace Bright on the Appellate Court.