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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has signed into law, a bill to protect birds from nocturnal night pollution. The “lights out” law requires all state-owned buildings in Connecticut to turn off nonessential outdoor lights after 11pm year-round. The law also directs the Connecticut Code and Standards committee to consider changes to lighting requirements in the state building code. The lights out policy is aimed at protecting nocturnal bird migrations because birds are attracted to bright lights at night. This can cause them to crash into buildings or exhaust themselves to death follo...

The new "lights out" law will protect birds by shutting off non-essential outdoor lights at night at state buildings.

Connecticut adheres to the doctrine of stare decisis; once an issue has been adjudicated by the Connecticut Supreme Court – the highest state court – the decision controls precedent on all lower courts.

An insured's plea of nolo contendere to criminal charges does not trigger a criminal acts exclusion in a homeowners insurance policy governed by state

An insured's plea of nolo contendere to criminal charges does not trigger a criminal acts exclusion in a homeowners insurance policy governed by state