Political appeals have a way of shaking up the schedules of the Connecticut Supreme Court, changing its waltz-like pacing into a frenetic jitterbug.
On the eve of last week’s political primary, the Connecticut Republican Party sued Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, charging that she improperly listed the Democratic Party candidates first on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. To get a decision as quickly as possible, the GOP and Merrill have agreed to seek a rare direct “reservation” to the Supreme Court, bypassing stops at the trial or Appellate Court.
