2007 Formal Opinions

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• Honorable Michael P. Starkowski, Commissioner, Department of Social Services, Formal Opinion 2007-028, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  Your agency has requested our legal advice concerning the impact of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-38aa et. seq., on eligibility for certain programs of the Department of Social Services.

• Jeanne Milstein, Child Advocate, Formal Opinion 2007-013, State of Connecticut Attorney General

  This letter responds to your request for a formal opinion as to whether the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) is authorized, under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-13m, to obtain records in the possession of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

• David G. Carter, Sr., Chancellor, Connecticut State University System, Formal Opinion 2007-024, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  I have received your request for advice asking whether the publication of a so-called cartoon entitled "Polydongs" in the student newspaper at Central Connecticut State University (hereinafter “CCSU” or the “University”) is speech protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

• Martin R. Libbin, Deputy Director, Legal Services, Formal Opinion 2007-023, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  This letter is in response to your request for a formal legal opinion as to whether the Judicial Branch has a legal duty to disclose to the public the master list of prospective jurors compiled pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-222a.