A Victorious Session for Civil Liberties

There could be no more important victory for civil liberties in Connecticut than repeal of the death penalty, but there were many other successes in the recent legislative session, from legalizing medical marijuana to blocking red light cameras. read more...

Governor's Signature Ends Death Penalty in CT

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed the repeal of the state's death penalty into law, two weeks after the bill passed the legislature. Connecticut is the 17th state in the country to end its death penalty. read more...

Connecticut CIVIL LIBERTIES In The News

• 5/12 Stamford Advocate
  Stamford police sued for using excessive force
• 5/9 Hartford Courant
  Minimum Wage, Other Bills In Jeopardy As Session Nears End
• 5/8 Hartford Courant
  Campaign Finance Bill Clears Both Chambers of the Legislature But Its Future Is Uncertain
• 5/7 CtNewsJunkie
  Racial Profiling Bill Headed To Governor's Desk
• 5/5 Hartford Courant
  CBIA, ACLU Join Together In Unusual Alliance Against Campaign Finance Reform Bill
• 5/3 Hartford Courant
  Red Light Camera Bill Appears Dead, Key Officials Say
• 4/30 Connecticut Post
  Ct. denies U.S. request to detain visa violator
• 4/26 New Haven Register
  Racial profiling forum in West Hartford looks at the consequences
• 4/25 CT Mirror
  Opponents solicit federal warning on medical marijuana
• 4/25 Middletown Press
  Middletown's Rosa Browne honored at Immigration Day ceremony in Hartford
• 4/22 Hartford Courant column
  Use Of License Plate Scanners Spreads, Privacy Concerns Deepen
• 4/22 Associated Press
  Death penalty repeal carries risk for Malloy
• 4/20 CT Mirror
  Finance panel sends medical marijuana bill to the House
• 4/20 Hartford Courant
  Senate Strengthens Racial Profiling Law
• 4/19 Hartford Courant
  NAACP Blasts Red-Light Camera Bill
• 4/19 CT Mirror
  State on pace to close another prison next fiscal year
• 4/16 CtNewsJunkie
  Finance Committee Green Lights Red Light Cameras
• 4/13 Hartford Courant
  Radio-Frequency ID Bill Is Killed In Committee
• 4/12 Hartford Courant
  House Votes To Repeal Death Penalty
• 4/11 CTNewsJunkie
  Death Penalty Repeal Headed to Governor’s Desk
• 4/10 Yale Daily News
  Speaker condemns juvenile life sentences
• 4/10 Connecticut Post
  City attorney advises council on youth curfew
• 4/10 CTNewsJunkie
  Lawmaker Seeks To Protect Display Of Religious Symbols