Judge Orders Mayor To Court Over Settlement Comment

New Haven mayor ordered by court to not speak publicly on wrongful conviction case

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker was ordered by a federal judge not to speak publicly about a wrongful-conviction case against the city, following comments he made to the press. The case centers around a 1990 double murder involving police misconduct and one of the two men who were convicted. Stefon Morant spent 21 years in prison until he was released in 2015 and then exonerated. The other man, who was convicted, received a $9 million settlement …

Judge in New Haven wrongful conviction trial orders mayor, attorneys not to talk about the case

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said the judge in a wrongful conviction trial against the city feels comments he made to the press "crossed a line."

Judge Orders Mayor To Court Over Settlement Comment

Mayor Justin Elicker on Wednesday afternoon will head to federal court in Hartford to answer a judge’s questions about why he told Hearst Connecticut that the plaintiff in an ongoing wrongful-conviction trial had sought a settlement payment that was “well beyond what is reasonable.” “I work really hard to be transparent and answer questions from the press,” Elicker told reporters after an unrelated press conference at City Hall on Wednesday. He …