The legal battle continued Wednesday in the ongoing clash between former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley and Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele.
In a one-sentence ruling, the State Supreme Court denied Foley's request for an injunction that would have stopped Fedele from receiving more than $2 million in public financing for his political campaign.
But the case now will be argued on the merits, and the Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Hartford. The legal briefs are due by 9:30 a.m. Monday.
"Tom Foley has now filed and lost two frivolous lawsuits,'' said Fedele's spokesman, Christopher Cooper. "He continues to cheat the voters out of a debate on the important issues of jobs, cutting spending, and fixing the economy. His tactics have also cheated the taxpayers who pay for the courts and the court system itself -- which has far more important business to attend to."
"Foley's flood of lawsuits is a typical corporate raider tactic - using frivolous suits and high-priced attorneys to try to drive the opponent under with spending on legal fees, diversionary false claims, and calling those who are opposed to his position -- including the employees of the non-partisan Elections Enforcement Commission -- corrupt."