Governor Lamont Names Nora Dannehy as His Office’s General Counsel Written by Peter Carey
Governor Ned Lamont has announced that he is appointing Nora R. Dannehy to serve as General Counsel in the Office of the Governor.
Dannehy is an experienced lawyer with a professional record that spans both the public and private sector. Her commitment to public service started in 1991 when she joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. During her time in that role, she took on multiple responsibilities including supervising complex prosecutions, investigating white collar crime and public corruption cases, and advised and trained Assistant U.S. Attorneys on ethical issues arising under federal law and disciplinary rules.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut John Durham has resigned from his post, but will continue his Special Counsel investigation into the origins of the Russia probe and spying
Biological males are taking our medals : Female track stars fury after Biden withdraws government from lawsuit to stop transgender athletes competing in high school sports
Connecticut is one of 17 states that allows high school athletes to compete in sports according to their gender identity
Trump s administration joined the case last March when AG Bill Barr filed a statement of interest arguing the state s policy infringed on Title IX
Biden s Justice Department has reconsidered the matter, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut John Durham wrote in a filing on Tuesday
On Biden s first day in office, he signed an executive order prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity in school sports and elsewhere